No Fail Chocolate Cream Pie

I'm not a baker, or a dessert maker, I don't claim to be. When I find a dessert recipe that works for me, I cling to it for dear life because they are few and far between. This pie came from me wanting a piece of Marie Callenders chocolate pie. My mom and I used to see movies late at night, and Marie Callenders would still be open, and we would go have pie. You would think we were lighting up some magical herb during the movie because we would be so excited afterwards for our dessert. I swear, sometimes I think my mom wanted to see lame movies so she could get her pie after. This recipe is too easy and very budget friendly.

Marie Callender's Chocolate Cream Pie

I don't think that pie really needs much of an intro or a description...

Chocolate Cream Pie:

1 chocolate pie shell

1 package instant chocolate pudding and pie filling package

1 container "whipped topping" *wink wink*
1 1/2 cups milk

This pie takes some chilling time, but you can't mess up the mix. Bake you pie shell at 350 for about five minutes. When its done, it should be a little bit crisp, but not hard. Mix your chocolate pudding mix with 1 1/2 cups cold milk. The package says 1 3/4, but we're adding whipped topping, and it would be too runny with more milk. If you want it super thick, you could even add just 1 1/4. After your milk is whisked in and the mixture has thickened, chill for one hour. Then mix half your whipped topping into your chilled pie filling. Pour that into your cooled pie shell, and chill at least 20 minutes before spreading the remaining whipped topping to finish. 

Excellent garnishes include: chocolate curls or shavings, caramel sauce, marshmallows, toasted nuts, and (in my personal opinion anyway) any assortment of fresh berries. For something closer to the real pie, you can always make fresh whipped cream or get Reddi Whip for the top layer, but that seemed like a waste of money to me. It just depends on how much richness you want! Tell me you don't want to lick the screen ;)