Grandma's Chocolate Pie

Mae Leigh
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

Grandma's Chocolate Pie

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

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Ingredients

45 mins
8 servings
  1. The Filling
  2. 1/2 cup+ 1Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  3. 1 3/4 cupsugar
  4. 1/2 cupcorn starch
  5. 4 cupmilk
  6. 6egg yolks
  7. 3 tbspbutter
  8. 2 tspvanilla
  9. Meringue and garnish
  10. 6egg whites
  11. 1/4 tspcream of tartar
  12. 1/3 cupsugar
  13. 1 tspvanilla extract
  14. 2 tspgrated chocolate for garnish

Cooking Instructions

45 mins
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    in sauce pan, combine cocoa powder, corn starch, and sugar

  3. 3

    gradually add milk while stirring

  4. 4

    heat until thick and bubbly, stirring continuously

  5. 5

    reduce heat, cook for two minutes more. remove from heat

  6. 6

    beat eggs yolks slightly, gradually stir in 1 cup of hot mixture

  7. 7

    return egg mixture to saucepan

  8. 8

    bring to boil while stirring

  9. 9

    cook for two minutes more, remove from heat

  10. 10

    stir in butter and vanilla

  11. 11

    pour into baked pie crust

  12. 12

    allow to cool completely before topping with meringue

  13. 13

    FOR THE MERINGUE

  14. 14

    in a metal bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form

  15. 15

    gradually add sugar, beat until stiff peaks form

  16. 16

    top cooled pie with meringue and sprinkle on grated chocolate

  17. 17

    bake in oven at 350°F for 8- 12 minutes, until top is golden.

  18. 18

    serve and enjoy.

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