Chocolate Meringue Pie

Name: Chocolate Meringue Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter or margarine; 118 milliliters cocoa; 79 milliliters cornstarch; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 3 eggs, separated; 710 milliliters milk; 1 baked 9-inch pastry shell; 0 teaspoons salt; 296 milliliters sugar; 6 Tbsps sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Need If you have milk, sugar, cream of tartar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine first 4 ingredients in a heavy saucepan.

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Sauce Pan

Mix well to remove lumps. Gradually add milk, stirring until blended. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.

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Milk

Remove from heat.

Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Stir one-fourth of hot mixture into yolks; add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

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Egg Yolk

Lemon

Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.

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Vanilla

Butter

Pour into pastry shell.

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Pastry Shells

Combine egg whites (at room temperature) and cream of tartar; beat until foamy. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.

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Cream Of Tartar