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Gone to Heaven Chocolate Pie

By: HersheysKitchens.com 
"William Shakespeare once asked, 'What's in a name?'. This pie is so rich, creamy and delicious, there just might be a little taste of heaven!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (35)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 6 to 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (9 inch) baked pie shell
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 3 cups milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups HERSHEY®'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips, divided
  • Sweetened whipped cream or whipped topping (optional)

Directions

  1. Bake pie shell; cool. Stir together sugar, cornstarch and salt in 2 quart saucepan. Combine egg yolks and milk in container with pouring spout. Gradually blend milk mixture into sugar mixture.
  2. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Add 1-3/4 cups chocolate chips; stir until chips are melted and mixture is well blended. Pour into prepared pie shell; press plastic wrap onto filling. Cool. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled and firm. Garnish with whipped cream and remaining chocolate chips, if desired.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 589 | Total Fat: 32.1g | Cholesterol: 118mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 5, 2004 by KARENLEV   view full review
I made this for a big family dinner and it was a huge hit! I also made a graham cracker crust...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2003 by ISHKABIBLE   view full review
it must be one of the best desserts
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2007 by Nancy M.   view full review
This recipe is always on my Thanksgiving menu and everyone loves it! It is rich, creamy,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2006 by richard   view full review
Stop reading these reviews and make this pie now!The best chocolate pie ever!I gave some to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2006 by JENNKING04   view full review
Personally, I think this pie deserves 10 stars. I made this pie the first time for my mother's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2006 by JU-JUBEE   view full review
Yum! This was not too rich at all! I used milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate and a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2005 by S2NLBEDN   view full review
This pie is amazing. I had never made a pie before in my life and it made me look like a pro. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2005 by Cheoah   view full review
I made this for a dinner at church. Our preacher just loves chocolate pie. I used Herseys...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2005 by ANGIBEAN   view full review
It was easy to make and turned out well, but think it was too chocolatly for me. I even used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2004 by CHA123LEE   view full review
I made this last Christmas for dessert. It was a huge hit! Everyone loved it! They all asked...

 

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