Grandma's Chocolate Pie

Name: Grandma's Chocolate Pie
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup + 1Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup corn starch; 4 cup milk; 6 egg yolks; 3 tbsp butter; 2 tsp vanilla; 6 egg whites; 1/4 tsp cream of tartar; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tsp grated chocolate for garnish

Mae Leigh @cook_3580248

This recipe is based on one my grandmother made every holiday from the time I was very small til about a year before she passed in 1997. She never revealed her recipe, except to my mother. Momma later passed it on to me. It will never match Grannys but she would've been proud

Mae Leigh @cook_3580248

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Ingredients

45 mins

8 servings

The Filling
1/2 cup+ 1Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 3/4 cupsugar
1/2 cupcorn starch
4 cupmilk
6egg yolks
3 tbspbutter
2 tspvanilla
Meringue and garnish
6egg whites
1/4 tspcream of tartar
1/3 cupsugar
1 tspvanilla extract
2 tspgrated chocolate for garnish

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Steps

45 mins

1

priick pie crust with fork to prevent bubbling, then bake at 350°F for 15 minutes or until crust is golden
2

in sauce pan, combine cocoa powder, corn starch, and sugar
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gradually add milk while stirring
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heat until thick and bubbly, stirring continuously
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reduce heat, cook for two minutes more. remove from heat
6

beat eggs yolks slightly, gradually stir in 1 cup of hot mixture
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return egg mixture to saucepan
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bring to boil while stirring
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cook for two minutes more, remove from heat
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stir in butter and vanilla
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pour into baked pie crust
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allow to cool completely before topping with meringue
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FOR THE MERINGUE
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in a metal bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form
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gradually add sugar, beat until stiff peaks form
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top cooled pie with meringue and sprinkle on grated chocolate
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bake in oven at 350°F for 8- 12 minutes, until top is golden.
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serve and enjoy.