Grandma's Chocolate Custard Pie
Description
This smooth and rich chocolate custard pie recipe comes straight from grandma's kitchen, a delicious Southern holiday tradition.
Ingredients
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3/4 cup white sugar
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2 tablespoons self-rising flour
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1 tablespoon cocoa powder, or more to taste
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2 cups whole milk
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2 large egg yolks
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 (9 inch) pre-baked pie shell
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2 large egg whites
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1 pinch white sugar, or to taste
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1 dash vanilla extract, or to taste
Directions
1
Mix sugar, flour, and cocoa powder together in a bowl until well combined.
2
Mix milk, egg yolks, and vanilla together in a separate large bowl. Add flour mixture and blend custard until smooth.
3
Pour custard into a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring continually, until slightly boiling but not popping, about 5 minutes. Cook just until reasonably thickened, 3 to 5 minutes more, and remove from heat immediately. Stir hot custard to smooth out any lumps and pour into the pre-baked pie shell.
4
Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
5
Combine egg whites, sugar, and vanilla for meringue in a small bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until peaks start to form. Spread meringue over custard.
6
Cook under the preheated broiler just until the peaks start to turn light brown, 1 to 2 minutes, being very careful not to let meringue burn.
7
Place the custard pie in the fridge or on Grandma's porch on a cool night until the custard congeals, about 2 hours.