Dessert
(Pie
)
Chocolate Pie
Contributor: Mom/Gram
15 minutes
Pre-heat oven to 375
9 inch pie shell
3/4
cup
sugar
1/3
cup
cornstarch
2
squares
unsweetened chocolate
3
egg yolks
beaten
1/2
tsp
vanilla
1/2
tsp
salt
2 1/2
cups
milk
1
9 inch
baked pie shell
3
egg whites
1/2
cup
sugar
In heavy pan, combine sugar, cornstarch, chocolate and salt. Mix well. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over low
heat until mixture is thick, about 10 minutes. Stir very often. Gradually stir half of the hot mixture into beaten
eggs. Return to rest of mixture, cook approximately 1 minute more. Remove from heat, add vanilla. Pour
into pie shell. Beat egg whites until foamy, gradually add an additional 1/2 cup of sugar, and beat until stiff.
Spread meringue and seal to crust. Brown in 375 degree oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. This
recipe can be cooked in microwave oven, cook filling about 5 minutes. Stir, turn, cook 3 minutes more or until
thick. Pour into pie shell, then brown in conventional oven.
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