Grum's Chocolate Pie

My husband's favorite dessert is his mom's chocolate pie.  Whenever the family go together, his mom would make two chocolate pies; one with whipped cream ~my husband's fav~ and one with meringue.~his sister's fav~.  One day when we were first married, I went to his mom's for a lesson.  I still have her handwritten recipe in my recipe box.  I hope you enjoy.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 c sugar
• 2 T cocoa
• 1/4 c cornstarch
• 1/2 teas salt
• 4 egg yolks, beaten
• 2 T butter
• 1 T vanilla

Directions:

1. Combine sugar, cornstarch, cocoa and salt in a medium saucepan.
2. Blend milk and egg yolks.  Gradually add to sugar mixture.
3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to boil.
4. Boil 1 minute.  Remove from heat.
5. Mix in butter and vanilla.
6. Pour into baked pie crust.
7. Chill for whipped cream or cover with meringue and bake @ 400 deg for 10 minutes or until brown.

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Chocolate Layer Dessert

Crust:
1 c flour
1 stick butter, melted
1 c chopped pecans

Mix together and bake in 9 X 13" pan in 350 deg oven for 10 minutes. Cool.

1st Layer:
8 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
1 c. Cool Whip
1 c. powdered sugar

Mix together; spread on crust.

2nd Layer:
2 small pkgs instant chocolate pudding
3 c. cold milk
1 tsp vanilla

Mix together with wire-whisk and spread over cream cheese layer.
Tope with remaining of large cardong of Cool Whip. Chill.
May be made two days in advance.