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  This easy chocolate cream pie is smooth, rich, and decadent, for the perfect old-fashioned chocolate cream pie recipe everyone will love. Advertisement I consider myself more of a cook than a baker. Sometimes desserts intimidate me, so if I’m making one, go easy on me, please. This chocolate cream pie recipe is my idea of a classic, easy dessert that’s perfect for non-bakers like myself. This chocolate cream pie can be made with a store-bought frozen crust (pre-cooked and cooled), or you can go the homemade route (pro-tip: I always keep pie dough in my freezer in case the mood strikes) and my no-fail, go-to all-butter pie crust is perfect for this recipe. I recommend using high-quality chocolate and cocoa powder (Dutch) in this recipe, for the best chocolate flavor. The chocolate pudding filling comes together in no time on the stove (you have to allow at least two hours for it to chill and set before eating, but I can assure you it’s worth the wait!). Let’s dig

  This creamy guacamole recipe gets texture and tang from roasted garlic and pickled jalapeño topped with cotija cheese and pepitas.   advertisement advertisement How many times have you heard it? You know the phrase, the not-so-very-much-original one we all say because it’s just so perfectly descriptive. Come on, say it with me. “Hoooooooly Guacamole.” Okay, it’s a little trite, but so true. Guacamole is the ultimate dipper, topper, and finger licker. There are so many more reasons than Cinco de Mayo to kick back and “dip-toe through the tortilla chips.” The basics for this guacamole recipe are the mellow tang of roasted garlic and the piquant pucker of pickled jalapeños that throws a punch of heat at the back of the tongue. Toss in a little cheese and pepitas? Holy guacamole, this stuff is the winner. What’s In This Guacamole Avocadoes Roasted garlic Limes Lemon Pickled jalapeños with their juice Kosher salt Cotija chees