Chocolate Chess Pie

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups sugar, your preference
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 eggs
2/3 cup canned evaporated milk or heavy cream
1/4 cup melted butter, room temperature, 1/2 stick
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pie crust, unbaked

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place pie crust in pie plate and slice sides and bottom of crust to prevent puffing.

Over medium low heat melt butter; add sugar and cocoa. Remove from heat and cool completely.

Beat eggs well. Beat in milk and vanilla. Add to chocolate mixtures, mix well together. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell; bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cover crust with foil to prevent burning and continue to bake 10 to 15 minutes or so until set. The center will still be a little bit shaky when removing from oven… DO NOT OVER BAKE.

Set pie to cool completely. Serve with whipped topping, desired.

Variation: may add 1 cup flaked coconut to pie before baking.

Source:  Granny's Favorites Cookbooks