TRIPLE CHOCOLATE DREAM PIE

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Creamy chocolate pie makes for an indulgent dessert. My light version let's you have this treat without any guilt. Sometimes I add a teaspoon of instant coffee granules to the sugar-cocoa mixture for a mocha pie.- Mary Ann Ring, Bluffton, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 large egg white
FILLING:
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups fat-free milk
1 large egg, beaten
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
TOPPING:
1-1/2 cups reduced-fat whipped topping
1 teaspoon grated chocolate

Steps:

Combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter and egg white; press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate chips and vanilla., Pour into crust. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until firm. Spread whipped topping over filling; sprinkle with grated chocolate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 268 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 195mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (29g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.