I have honestly never tasted anything quite like my grandma’s chocolate pie. Nothing has ever topped it, but this is the closest recipe I’ve found! No, I didn’t make the crust, but the rest was homemade and the closest I’ve had to her pie. I’ve made crusts in the past and honestly, for the work it takes to make them I feel that store bought crust will do. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 6 Tbsp flour
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 eggs
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 Tbsp corn starch
• 1/4 tsp cream of tarter
• 6 Tbsp of sugar

Directions

Chocolate Filling

1. Mix 1 cup sugar, 6 Tbsp flour, 1/8 tsp salt, 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder well in a sauce pan and set aside.
2. In a bowl, separate and add 2 egg yolks and save egg whites in another bowl for later. Mix and beat eggs with 2 1/2 cups milk. Add to sauce pan. Also add 4 Tbsp butter. Stir until well mixed.
3. Turn heat on medium and mix with a wire whisk till starts to boil and thicken. When it gets to pudding consistency, remove from heat and cool for a bit. Add 1 tsp vanilla and mix into pudding. Add to pie crust.

Meringue

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Take egg whites from pudding recipe and add one more egg white to it (3 total) in large bowl. Add 1 Tbsp corn starch and 1/4 tsp cream of tarter. Mix at high speed until soft peaks form. Add 6 Tbsp of sugar, one at a time and mixing well after each addition. Spoon onto pie letting meringue touch crust to prevent shrinking. Cook in oven until meringue turns golden brown.