Double chocolate cream pie

By dhoffmanlatter

Ingredients

• pie crust
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate,
• grated 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed

Preparation

Step 1

Combine 3/4 cup flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add slurry; mix with a fork until flour mixture is moist.

Step 4
Press the mixture gently into a 4-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional plastic wrap. Roll dough, still covered, into a 12-inch circle. Freeze 10 minutes.