Chocolate Meringue Pie

4.58 from 14 votes

Family gatherings and occasions will be even more special when the perfect Chocolate Meringue Pie is served! The old-Fashioned chocolate cream pie was my favorite dessert as a kid, and no chocolate lover will be able to resist the homemade chocolate custard, baked into a flaky pie crust and topped with the most luscious meringue!

Prep Time5

Cook Time40

Total Time45

Course: Pies

Cuisine: American

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Servings: servings

Calories: 228kcal

Author: Michaela Kenkel

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Custard:
2./3 cup sugar
2 1/2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 egg yolks save whites
2 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 Tablespoons cocoa
For the Meringue:
3 egg whites
3 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
One single crust pie shell

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Form pie crust into pie plate and pre-bake for about 15 minutes, or until crust is a light golden brown. Set aside.
Combine custard ingredients in saucepan on the stove, on medium heat. Whip with a whisk until thickened, will be a thick pudding consistency. About 15 minutes.
Pour into pie crust.
In your mixer, combine meringue ingredients. Whip until meringue forms stiff peaks.
7-10 minutes.
Spread over chocolate custard.
Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes, until meringue becomes a light golden brown, and is no longer watery.
Cool and enjoy.

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