Chocolate Meringue Pie

Recipe By Carol Hudson
Rating
Published Nov 25th
Chocolate Meringue Pie
Prep - Cook - Additional - Ready In -
Servings 1 pie Calories 259.5

This pie will delight chocolate lovers! My husband’s family has enjoyed it at get togethers for many years.

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup white sugar

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. 2 To Make Chocolate Custard: In a large saucepan or double boiler combine 1 cup of sugar, cocoa powder, flour, and salt. Mix well, then stir in egg yolks and milk. Whisk until all ingredients are thoroughly combined. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture has the consistency of pudding.
  3. 3 Stir vanilla extract and butter or margarine into custard. Pour mixture into baked pie shell.
  4. 4 To Make Meringue: In a medium glass or metal bowl whip egg whites until foamy. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, continuing to beat until whites form stiff peaks. Spread meringue over chocolate custard, covering completely.
  5. 5 Bake in preheated oven for 5 to 6 minutes, until meringue is golden brown. Chill before serving.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 259.5
  • Carbohydrate 42.9 g
  • Cholesterol 52.8 mg
  • Fat 8.7 g
  • Fiber 0.7 g
  • Protein 3.8 g
  • Saturated Fat 3.5 g
  • Sodium 142.5 mg
  • Sugar 33.5 g

Reviews

  1. goddess Nov 11, 2007 08:44 PM
    This is very good just what I've been looking for. I usually make a cream pie so I'm used to a lot more filling and meringue. Next time I'll double the recipe which will take care of both problems for me. Definitely a keeper!
  2. TRACEYE58 Jan 30, 2007 11:18 PM
    I ended up having to triple this recipe to fill the pie crust. I added extra egg whites because we like our meringue piled high. The pie tasted good and I will make this again. I gave it 3 stars only because I had made and poured the first batch before I realizes that I - Read more ...
  3. OMyStarz Jan 29, 2006 01:40 AM
    I made this pie tonight I haven't tasted the finished product however the chocolate custard is very good. One BIG note however if you are trying to fill a 9" pie crust you MUST TRIPLE the recipe. I wound up making 2 batches one regular (which only filled about 1/2" of the bottom of the - Read more ...
  4. SUPERDUPERFOOD Nov 10, 2005 02:34 PM
    The pie was very good but since I've worked in kitchens all my life I knew that this recipe needed some tweaking. when making the meringue the recipe doesn't specifically tell you how many egg whites. and two will hardly do the job if you like meringue. If I am going to go through the - Read more ...
  5. TARAMC Sep 10, 2003 12:33 AM
    The Meringue Recipe turns out runny and is not user friendly to new cooks who do not realize that meringue should be beat with only the egg whites for a long while before adding the sugar. However the recipe could be reformated to make a wonderful Chocolate Meringue Pie.
  6. TRACEYANN Dec 31, 2002 03:50 PM
    Super easy and a real crowd pleaser. Non-baker-types are always soooo impressed with any type of meringue and just have no idea how long it takes! I have a very small apt and can only cook 2 9" pies at a time in an oven and I easily made 10 of these babies in just - Read more ...
  7. KJB357 Dec 15, 2002 01:40 PM
    This recipe didn't work for me. It didn't set up well and was sickningly sweet. There wasn't enough merengue until I added 3 more egg white. This one is not a keeper for us.
  8. SARAH_MC21 Aug 29, 2002 11:53 PM
    Maybe I made some huge mistake but this recipe did not work for me at all. The chocolate pudding filling never did become the consistancy of pudding. I had to add lots more flour to get it thickened. There was not enough filling for the crust so I added layers of banana to fill it - Read more ...
  9. SHIRLEY POLLARD Aug 29, 2002 11:50 PM
    Very good but is like a fudge pie instead of cream.