Luby's Cafeteria's Chocolate Icebox Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups milk, separated
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 7 tablespoons cornstarch
• 6 tablespoons water
• 3 extra-large egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup miniature marshmallow
• 1 9-inch baked pie crust
• sweetened whipped cream (i use cool whip)
• chocolate curls or chocolate shavings

Recipe

• 1 in medium saucepan, combine 2 cups milk, sugar, cocoa, and butter.
• 2 bring to a boil over medium heat.
• 3 in a medium mixing bowl, mix cornstarch and water until cornstarch is completely dissolved.
• 4 stir in remaining 1/2 cup milk.
• 5 whisk in egg yolks and vanilla until well blended.
• 6 gradually add cornstarch mixture to mixture in saucepan, stirring constantly with a whisk.
• 7 cook, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes or until mixture is thickened and smooth.
• 8 add mashmallows and stir until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth.
• 9 pour into pie shell.
• 10 press plastic wrap diretly onto filling.
• 11 (this prevents the formation of a tough, dry"skin" while cooling).
• 12 refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• 13 remove plastic wrap and top with whipped cream.
• 14 garnish with chocolate curls.
• 15 ~note~to make chocolate curls, shave from a chocolate candy bar using a pototo peeler.