Velvety Chocolate Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9-inch baked pie shell or crumb crust, cooled
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/3 c. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
3 c. milk
3 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Prepare shell; cool.
Combine cocoa, sugar, cornstarch and salt in medium saucepan. Gradually blend milk into dry ingredients, stirring until smooth.
Cook on medium heat, stirring until mixture boils; boil and stir 3 minutes.
Remove from heat, blend in butter and vanilla.
Pour in shell.
Chill 3 to 4 hours and top with whipped topping.