Leora Byers’ Chocolate Star Pie

Ingredients

Crust

• 2/3 cup chocolate stars or chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons oleo (margarine)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 2/3 cups coconut

Filling

• A few slices of bananas or pineapple
• 1 package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 2/3 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1/2 cup Dream Whip or Cool Whip, plus a little more for the top
• A few chocolate chips, for decoration

Steps

1. Melt the chocolate stars or chips in a double boiler. Add the oleo, milk, powdered sugar and coconut.
2. Let it cool a little and press it into a buttered pie tin to make the crust.
3. Lay a few slices of banana or pineapple on the bottom.
4. Mix the instant vanilla pudding with just 1 1/2 cups milk. Fold in the miniature marshmallows and 1/2 cup Dream Whip or Cool Whip.
5. Pour into the crust. Put a little Dream Whip on top for decoration with a few chocolate chips.

Notes

Handwritten on the back of one of Rosie Lee’s pie cards, next to the C and H Chocolate Cream Pie clipping, and signed “Leora Byers receipt” (the last name is hard to read; it may be “Byres”).

Photo: stock photo found online.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe card

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