Chocolate Cream Pie

Name: Chocolate Cream Pie
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cup Sugar; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 2-1/2 Tablespoons Cornstarch; 1 Tablespoon Flour; 3 cups Milk; 3 ounces, weight Chocolate, Semi-Sweet, Chopped; 3 whole Egg Yolks, Slightly Beaten; 1 Tablespoon Butter; 1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla; 1 whole Baked Pastry Shell (Pie Crust); _____; FOR THE MERINGUE:; 3 whole Egg Whites; 1/4 teaspoons Cream Of Tartar; 6 Tablespoons Sugar

15 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1-1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoons Salt
2-1/2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
1 Tablespoon Flour
3 cups Milk
3 ounces, weight Chocolate, Semi-Sweet, Chopped
3 whole Egg Yolks, Slightly Beaten
1 Tablespoon Butter
1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1 whole Baked Pastry Shell (Pie Crust)
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FOR THE MERINGUE:
3 whole Egg Whites
1/4 teaspoons Cream Of Tartar
6 Tablespoons Sugar

Directions

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Chocolate filling:
2

Mix in a saucepan the sugar, salt, cornstarch and flour. Stir milk in gradually. Add chopped chocolate. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Slowly stir half the mixture into 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten. Then blend the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining hot mixture. Boil 1 minute more, stirring constantly. Blend in butter and vanilla extract. Pour into the baked pastry shell. Top with meringue.
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Meringue:
4

Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until frothy. Gradually beat in sugar, a little at a time. Continue beating until stiff and glossy. Bake 8 - 10 minutes in a 400°F preheated oven.