Mix in a saucepan 1 pkg. chocolate pudding powder
(not the “instant” kind)
2 egg yolks
Stir in gradually until 1 cup Pet Evaporated Milk
smooth a mixture of
1 cup water
Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and is
thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Cover and cool thoroughly. Put into a cold 8-inch baked pastry shell
using pie crust mix (follow directions on package, to make crust).
Spread with Meringue (see above). Bake as directed. Cool thoroughly. Cut
with wet knife.
Butterscotch Cream: Follow Chocolate Cream Pie recipe using butterscotch
pudding instead of chocolate.
Coconut Cream: Follow Chocolate Cream Pie recipe using coconut cream
pudding powder instead of chocolate.
Banana Cream: Follow Chocolate Cream Pie recipe using vanilla pudding
instead of chocolate.
Put 1 cup sliced bananas into bottom of a cold 8-inch baked pastry
shell. Cover with cooled pudding and spread with Meringue (see above).