Best Moms Secret Chocolate Pie Recipes

MOM'S MOST REQUESTED CHOCOLATE PIE

Mom's Most Requested Chocolate Pie image

This chocolate pie is not only a Southern traditional dish, but my mom has to make 2 to take to church lunches. Most people go back for dessert only to find all the pie gone - the smart ones get their piece on the first trip through. This is pie is also served as "birthday cake" on most everyone's special day. And the only way to top it off is with a piled-high meringue!

Provided by Redneck Epicurean

Categories Pie

Time 30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 dash salt
1 1/2 cups milk
2 egg yolks (reserve whites for meringue)
1 tablespoon butter
1 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked

Steps:

Combine all ingredients except butter in a saucepan.
Cook over medium heat until thick like pudding, stirring constantly to prevent scorching and lumping.
When mixture becomes thick, remove from heat and add butter; stir to combine.
If lumping does occur, beat filling with a whip.
Pour into pie shell.
Make meringue according to your favorite recipe and top pie, sealing the edges with the meringue.
Bake to brown meringue.
Best if allowed to cool to lukewarm or room temperature.

MOM'S CHOCOLATE MERINGUE PIE

Mom's Chocolate Meringue Pie image

This pie features a homemade chocolate custard, and is topped with meringue.

Provided by Mary Ann Benzon

Categories Desserts Pies Custard and Cream Pie Recipes Meringue Pie Recipes

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

¾ cup white sugar
5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
3 egg whites
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
6 tablespoons white sugar

Steps:

Mix together sugar, cocoa, corn starch and salt in a medium saucepan. Gradually mix in milk. Cook and stir over medium high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to medium low; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove pan from heat. Stir about one cup of the hot filling into the egg yolks; mix back into the custard. Return saucepan to heat, and bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in vanilla. Pour hot filing into crust.
In a clean bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, and continue to beat until stiff and glossy. Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing meringue to crust.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 267 calories, Carbohydrate 43.8 g, Cholesterol 81.7 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 224.4 mg, Sugar 31.9 g