My family makes this easy Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie over and over again. It's effortless to put together and we always fight for seconds! If you want a rich, creamy, and chocolatey with a wonderfully crispy and buttery crust you'll love this- it's perfect for every occasion!
23.4 ouncecook and serve chocolate pudding mixes(not instant!)
1 ½cupswhole milk
1pie crust, baked
½pintheavy cream
½teaspoonreal vanilla extract
¼cupconfectioner's sugar
Instructions
Combine pudding mixes and milk in a medium saucepan and simmer over medium heat until thickened.
Remove from heat and transfer to a different container and chill in the refrigerator.
On the day you're planning to serve this, place the pudding into the pie crust and smooth the top. Refrigerate.
In a large mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream, vanilla extract and confectioner's sugar until it makes stiff peaks.
Spread the whipped cream on top of the pie and if you're feeling extra fancy, shave some chocolate on top. Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving.
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Notes
Don't use instant pudding. I know it's tempting to grab the instant stuff. But trust me, the cook-and-serve variety always comes out superior.
When you cover the pudding before cooling, use plastic wrap and push it down so that it touches the entire top of the pudding — this should help avoid that gross "skin" that pudding can sometimes develop.
I cut down the amount of milk from what it says on the pudding mix box to try and make it a little thicker. I mean, this is a chocolate pudding pie, so it's not going to get a perfect, gorgeous cut no matter how you slice it (see what I did there?). But it's so darn delicious that no one ever cares and a slightly thicker pudding texture definitely helps.
I generally wait until the day of serving to put the pudding into the pie crust to make sure it doesn't get soggy.
You can totally use whipped topping if you want, freshly whipped is preferable, but store bought is fine, like Ina says!
The chocolate shavings are totally optional but are always a fun addition. For this particular chocolate cream pie, I used "fun size" chocolate bars from my kids' Halloween candy. No regrets.