Rich Chocolate Pie

Cocoa is mixed and heated with egg yolks, sugar, evaporated milk, butter, vanilla, and flour, to make a rich chocolate pudding. Then this filling is poured into a deep-dish crust, topped with meringue and baked.

• Calories: 358 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 egg whites
• ⅔ cup white sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• 3 ¾ tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 ½ (12 fluid ounce) cans evaporated milk
• 4 ½ tablespoons butter
• 1 (9 inch) deep dish pie crust, baked and cooled

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk together 2/3 cup sugar, flour, cocoa, and egg yolks in a saucepan. Stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick. Start with a whisk and then use a spoon to stir the custard as it cooks.

Step 2

Remove pan from heat, and add vanilla extract and butter. Mix well; pour filling into a baked, deep dish pie crust. Let cool completely.

Step 3

In a mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until peaks form. Slowly add 1/2 cup sugar, and beat again until stiff peaks form. Spread over cooled pie.

Step 4

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes, or until meringue browns. Let pie cool several hours before serving.