Oh My, Chocolate Pie!

When people say “it’s easy as pie” they mean this specific pie. This pie is easy because it is basically just pudding. So people should really start saying “it’s easy as pudding” It has a ring to it, I think.

Why, that's just easy as puddin'!

This comes from a family cookbook and is titled “Chloe’s Chocolate Pie”. Chloe is a relative of mine (a great aunt, I think—I'm never sure, I've got a lot of relatives.) and happens to be her late 90’s.  Clearly she is living proof that chocolate pie is the secret to longevity. 

Fountain of Youth

You could put this pie into any pie crust, but I made an Oreo Crust (recipe below) and topped it with homemade whipped cream and some chocolate shavings for extra yums.

Chloe's Chocolate Pie

• 1 Cup Sugar

• 3 Cups Milk

• 1/4 Cup Corn Starch (I've used flour before, though it's not advisable, unless you're into runny pie)

• 1/4 Cup Cocoa

• 3 Eggs, Beaten (The original recipe says "3 Each Eggs, Beaten"--who knows what that means?)

• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla

Put all ingredients in a pan (except vanilla, save that for the very end or you'll cook the flavor out) and bring to a boil on top of the stove. Stirring constantly (No, really, stuff gets...lumpy...fast). When thickened, pour into a prepared pie shell. 

Oreo Pie Crust

• 24 Oreo cookies
• 1/4 Cup Melted Butter

(It's not exactly health food)

Food process your Oreos and mix with the butter.  Press mixture into pie pan and chill for about an hour.

Once you've poured the pie in, I'd chill the whole shebang for a bit, so it'll slice better. Be warned: It is pretty rich. Like fall-into-a-sugar-coma rich. So, eat up and plan recuperation time accordingly.