CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE WITH MERINGUE - HOMEMADE

Chocolate Cream Pie with Meringue - Homemade image

Provided by Stephanie Dodd

Categories Pies

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/3 c flour
1 c sugar
1/4 c cocoa - we use hershey's dark cocoa
1/2 tsp slat
2 c milk (we use 1/2 milk and 1/2 half and half
2 Tbsp butter
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1 baked pie crust

Steps:

1. Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa and salt together. Add egg yolks, milk, butter and vanilla. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick. A wire whisk works well to stair with. May have a tendency to lump when it begins to thicken; continue stirring clockwise and counter-clockwise. Lumps will disappear. Pour into baked pie crust.
2. Supreme Meringue: 4 - 5 egg whites, 8 T. sugar, 1 1/2 T. cornstarch. Beat egg whites until stuff but not dry. Mix sugar and cornstarch and slowly add to egg whites. Continue beating until very stiff peaks form; put on pie; seal to crust edges. Bake at 325 degrees for approximately 10 minutes, but watch closely, until light brown.
3. A whipped cream topping is also excellent on this pie. It is whatever your preference is. This is also excellent as chocolate pudding and no crust.