Minny's Chocolate Pie Without the Terrible, Awful!

Minny's Chocolate Pie
Without the Terrible, Awful!

1 refrigerated pie crust (see note), at room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 tsp. salt
1 (5 1/2 -oz.) can evaporated milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Whipped cream, for serving

Flour surface and unroll crust; place to fit in a 9-inch pie plate. Crimp edges to make a "V". Prick bottom and sides with a fork and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350. Mix sugar, cocoa and butter in a mixing bowl. Add eggs and beat with a mixer 3 minutes. Add salt, milk and vanilla. Pour filling into pie shell. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until edges are brown and filling is slightly set in the middle. Cool completely before serving. May be refrigerated or served at room temperature. Top each slice with a dollop of whipped cream before serving. Makes 1 pie.

Note: Refrigerated pie dough comes in a two-pack. Flemming used both crusts, one on top of the other, for the fancier pies in the movie.
Source: Lee Ann Flemming
found at commercialappeal.com