Watkins Cocoa Pie

Ingredients:

3/4 cup/180 mL Watkins Baking Cocoa
1/4 cup/60 mL flour
2 tbsp/30 mL cornstarch
1 cup/250 mL sugar
1/2 tsp/2.5 mL salt
2 cups/500 mL milk
2 egg yolks (save whites)
3 tbsp/45 mL butter, softened
1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Original Double-Strength Vanilla
1 baked pie shell
Meringue (see below) or whipped cream

Directions:

Line deep pie pan with pie crust. Bake crust according to package directions and until the crust is golden brown. Combine cocoa, flour, cornstarch, sugar, salt and milk and cook over medium heat until thick; remove from heat. Beat egg yolks, butter and vanilla; whisk into cocoa mixture until incorporated. Pour into baked pie shell, let cool and refrigerate.

Beat egg whites with 3 tbsp/45 mL of sugar for meringue, brown in slow oven. Or serve with whipped cream; in that case use whole eggs for filling.

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