Chocolate Cream Pie

Chocolate Cream Pie

When it comes to pie making, I will have to say that cream pies are the ones I like to make. I started out making cream pies when I was a little girl with an old cookbook and as I grew up into an adult I began changing the recipe around to fit me and my own taste. You can use a pastry pie shell or a cookie crumb shell (recipes to follow soon), or just a store bought shell. Here is one of my cream pie recipes, hope you like it!

Ingredients you will need:

1/3 cup cornstarch

1 1/4 cup sugar

1/4 tsp salt

9 tablespoons Dark Chocolate Cocoa plus 3 tablespoons oil or use 3- 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate squares

3 cups of milk

3 slightly beaten egg yolks

1 tablespoon butter

1 tsp vanilla

one pastry pie shell or chocolate cookie shell.

In a large microwavable bowl combine cornstarch, sugar, salt and cocoa, slowly add milk and oil with a whisk. Place bowl in microwave 15 minutes taking out every 3-5 minutes and stirring with whisk, making sure that you do not let the filling clump. Mixture should remain smooth and not clumpy or overcooked. Take bowl out and quickly whisk in egg yolks. Place back in microwave for 1 minute. Remove bowl, add in butter and vanilla with whisk. Pour into pie shell of your choice.

Meringue for top of pie

Ingredients you will need:

3 egg whites

1/4 tsp cream of tarter

1/4 tsp vanilla

10 tablespoons of sugar

If you have never made Meringue before let me tell you that it can be quite tricky at times. I like to make sure that I am adding things very slowly. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl add egg whites, vanilla and cream of tarter. With a mixer begin beating egg whites on medium speed until egg whites begin looking smooth and are forming soft peaks. Slowly add sugar while continuing to beat egg whites until sugar is dissolved and stiff peaks have formed.

Spread Meringue over pie and place in 350 degree oven for around 12 minutes. I like my pie when it starts looking golden brown.

Happy Baking!