Old Fashion Chocolate Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened baking cocoa
• 2 cups carnation evaporated milk
• 3 eggs, separated, reserve the egg whites
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 reserved egg whites
• 1 dash cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 bake your pie crust and set aside to cool.
• 2 filling:.
• 3 in a medium saucepan over medium high heat, mix sugar, cornstarch, and cocoa together with a whisk.
• 4 add evaporated milk whisking well. stir constantly.
• 5 when heated through, add the 3 egg yolks after tempering them with some of the warm milk mixture.
• 6 whisk to incorpoate the yolks then stir constantly until thickened and bubbly.
• 7 remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• 8 meringue topping:.
• 9 after filling has cooled, make the topping.
• 10 in a clean cold bowl, add the egg whites, cream of tartar, and sugar. whip on high until stiff and soft peaks form.
• 11 assembly:.
• 12 add cooled pudding to the baked pie shell.
• 13 spread the top with your merinque making sure the meringue touches the sides of the pie shell (this prevents shrinking).
• 14 broil until the meringue is lightly golden brown.