Moms Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie Recipes

CHOCOLATE PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Bake the pie crust until lightly golden brown.
• In a medium-sized bowl add the sugar, flour, and unsweetened cocoa and whisk together.
• Pour in the milk, vanilla extract, and egg yolks (save the whites in another bowl). Beat with a hand mixer until well combined.
• Add the butter to a skillet on medium heat.
• Next, pour the chocolate pie filling into the pan and cook until thick.
• Pour the pie filling back into a clean (and heat-safe) bowl and beat again to get rid of any lumps.
• Pour the filling into the cooked pie shell.
• Grab the bowl with the whites and add one more egg white.
• Add the cream of tartar to the bowl and beat until stiff peaks form.
• Pour the sugar into the bowl and beat again until the meringue is shiny.
• Spread the meringue over the pie. Bake at 350-degrees for about 10-15 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown.
• Allow the pie to set up for at least one hour before serving.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Pre-bake the two pie shells. Set aside and let cool.
• Separate the egg whites from the yolks.
• Place egg whites in a clean glass or metal mixing bowl, let come to room temperature.
• Place egg yolks in a large mixing bowl.
• Add cocoa.
• Add vanilla flavoring.
• Add sugar.
• Add milk.
• Add flour.
• Mix well with an electric mixer.
• Place mixture in a sauce pot over Medium heat.
• Add the butter, stirring constantly as mixture heats up.
• Cook until mixture is thick, stirring constantly. About 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let mixture cool for about 10 minutes.
• Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Add the sugar.
• Add the Cream of Tartar.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Divide the cooked chocolate mixture into the two pie shells.
• Divide the meringue over the top of the pies.
• Bake at 350F degrees until top is lightly browned.
• Remove from oven, place on wire racks to cool.
• Refrigerate, uncovered for 2-3 hours to firm up.
• Enjoy!

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a saucepan mix together cornstarch, cocoa, sugar, and salt. Add milk and cook on medium heat constantly whisking until thickened, about 15 minutes. In a small bowl beat egg yolks. Set aside.
• Ladle out some of the chocolate mixture into beaten egg yolks, stirring constantly being sure not to scramble the eggs. This allows the eggs to come to proper temperature (the fancy term is called tempering). Then, add egg yolk mixture back into saucepan. Cook again until thickened, another 5 minutes.
• Take off the heat and add butter.
• Pour into the baked pie shell and refrigerate overnight. Top with whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa powder before serving.

MOM'S MOST REQUESTED CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except butter in a saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat until thick like pudding, stirring constantly to prevent scorching and lumping.
• When mixture becomes thick, remove from heat and add butter; stir to combine.
• If lumping does occur, beat filling with a whip.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Make meringue according to your favorite recipe and top pie, sealing the edges with the meringue.
• Bake to brown meringue.
• Best if allowed to cool to lukewarm or room temperature.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl combine eggs and sugar; set aside.
• Melt butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low to medium heat.
• Bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Slowly pour hot chocolate mixture into egg/sugar mixture while whisking continuously, so as not to cook the eggs.
• Beat well.
• Pour mixture into pie crust.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 26 minutes. (A crust will form on top, but will be gooey and chocolatey in the middle!).

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°., Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edges are light golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 350°., In a saucepan, mix sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt; gradually add milk. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir about 1 cup of the hot filling into the egg yolks. Return to saucepan and bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla. Pour hot filling into pie crust. , For meringue, immediately beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and continue to beat until stiff and glossy. Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing meringue to pie crust. Bake until meringue is golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• In lge saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa, flour& salt Gradually add water Cook& stir over med.
• heat until mixture comes to a boil Cook& stir for 1 minute or until thickened Remove from heat Stir in butter and vanilla Pour into pastry shell Refrigerate for 2-3 hrs.
• before slicing Garnish with whipped cream.