Velvety Chocolate Cream Pie

• 1 pastry shells, 9-inch baked
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• whipped cream or dessert topping
• chocolate curls (to garnish)

1. Combine cocoa, sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. Blend in milk until smooth.
2. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil.
3. Boil and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Blend in butter and vanilla. Pour into pie shell. Carefully press plastic wrap directly onto pie filling. Chill 3 to 4 hours. Serve with sweetened whipped cream or topping and chocolate curls, if desired.
4. Note: Cook time is cooling time. You can also use a cooled crumb crust for shell.

pastry shells, cocoa, sugar, cornstarch, salt, milk, butter, vanilla, whipped cream, chocolate curls

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/velvety-chocolate-cream-pie-260806 (may not work)