Choco-scotch Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup flour (divided)
• 3 1/2 cups milk (divided)
• 5 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla (divided)
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 15 chocolate graham crackers
• 6 tablespoons margarine or 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip

Recipe

• 1 crush graham crackers, and mix with 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the 6 t. butter or margarine. press into 9-inch deep dish pie plate and set aside.
• 2 in a saucepan, mix brown sugar, the pinch of salt and 1/4 cup of flour and whisk in 2 cups of milk. add the 1/4 cup of butter and cook over medium heat till thickened. remove from heat. in a small bowl, separate three eggs. set whites aside and lightly beat yolks. spoon a little of the butterscotch mixture into the egg yolks and then return all to the saucepan. cook another two minutes and remove from heat. add a teaspoon of vanilla. mix thoroughly and cover with a piece of plastic wrap. set aside to cool.
• 3 in another saucepan mix 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and cocoa. whisk in 1 1/2 cups milk. mixture will look like it won't combine, but stick with it, it will.
• 4 cook over medium heat till thickened. remove from heat and add 2 egg yolks with same method as above. return to heat and cook an additional two minutes. remove from heat and add 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla. cover with plastic wrap and allow to cool slightly.
• 5 to assemble pie, spoon butterscotch filling into crust. follow with the chocolate filling and cover again with plastic wrap. refrigerate till completely cooled and top with cool whip.