grandma's chocolate pie
Enjoy! This is old Southern recipe and everyone used to wait for grandma to get up and put some coffee on. Then they knew it was time to have a slice of pie.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
yield
6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 - baked pie shell
- 3 tablespoons (heaping) cocoa
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons (heaping), flour
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup water
- 3 - eggs, seperated
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter
- MERINGUE
- 3 - egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons sugar
How To Make grandma's chocolate pie
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Step 1Combine cocoa, sugar, salt, and flour in saucepan. Gradually stir in evaporated milk and water. Cook, stirring constantly until slightly thickened.
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Step 2Pour a little of the hot mixture into egg yolks that have been slightly beaten. Pour back into pan, cook 1 minute, remove from heat and add vanilla and butter. stir until blended.
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Step 3Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until foamy. Add extract, beat until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, on high, until stiff peaks form.
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Step 4Pour cocoa mix into a baked, cooked pie shell. Top with meringue, bake in preheated oven at 350F for 15 minutes or until golden.
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