Grandma Browns Chocolate Pie Recipes

GRANDMA EMMA'S FUDGY CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Cream sugar and yolks together in a large saucepan. Add milk, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt; whisk until no lumps remain. Add half-and-half and heat over medium heat, whisking constantly until filling is thickened, about 20 minutes.
• Turn off heat when filling starts to bubble; continue to stir for 1 minute. Remove thickened filling from the warm burner. Add butter and vanilla extract, stirring well until melted and well incorporated. Let filling sit to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Stir filling well and pour into graham cracker crust, smoothing the top with a spatula. Chill, uncovered, in the refrigerator for 4 hours.

MY GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix cream cheese and sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer. Mix in eggs. Add 1/2 the German chocolate and 1/2 the semisweet chocolate; beat until thick and smooth. Pour into the prepared pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
• Mix remaining German chocolate and semisweet chocolate with sour cream in a bowl. Spread over chilled pie. Return to the refrigerator until firm, about 1 hour.

GRANDMA JACKSON'S CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients (for pie filling) in a saucepan and cook until thickened and bubbly. NOTE: I mix beaten egg yolks and milk together in a saucepan then add dry ingredients and butter; whisk until bubbly and thickened.
• Pour into cooled pre-baked pie shell.
• Make the meringue by beating egg whites until stiff. Add sugar one tablespoon at a time.
• Add cream of tartar or baking powder (and vanilla if desired.)
• Beat until stiff.
• Put meringue on top of the pie.
• Bake at 400 degrees 5-8 minutes or until lightly brown.
• Cool on wire rack.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, stir pudding mix into 2 cups milk with wire whisk.
• Stirring constantly, cook on medium heat.
• Add chocolate chips while heating, stirring until they are melted. Continue cooking until mixture comes to full boil.
• Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla.
• Put lid on pot and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Pour into your favorite pie crust and refrigerate until set.
• Serve with whipped cream or cool whip.

GRANDMA BROWN'S CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Sift sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Set aside. Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler. Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture. Gradually add one cup of milk to form a paste. In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks and five cups of milk thoroughly. Add to paste-mix in pan. Cook over medium heat or double boiler. Keep stirred to keep from scorching. When mixture is the consistency of pudding, remove from from heat and add vanilla. Pour into pie shells.
• To Make Meringue: Beat 6 egg whites until stiff. Gradually add granulated sugar. Beat until meringue forms stiff peaks. Spread on cooled pies.
• Brown meringue in 300 degrees F oven about 10 minutes. Keep refrigerated or freeze this pie and it has a wonderful custard taste.

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.

MAMA BROWN'S CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, cocoa & flour in saucepan.
• Beat egg yolks & add water.
• Add to saucepan. Cook over med. heat til boiling, reduce heat, continue to cook, stirring constantly til thickened.
• Remove from heat & pour into baked pie crust. Use egg whites for meringue.
• Meringue.
• 4 egg whites.
• 5-6 tab sugar.
• ½ tsp cream of tartar.
• Beat egg whites, as they start to thicken, gradually add sugar & cream of tartar. Beat til peaks form.
• Pour on pie & bake 10-12 min or until turning brown at 350º.