Grandmas Chocolate Custard Pie Recipes

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.

GRANDMA'S EGG CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Mix together eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Stir well. Blend in the scalded milk. For more yellow color, add few drops yellow food coloring.
• Line pie pan with pastry, and brush inside bottom and sides of shell with egg white to help prevent a soggy crust. Pour custard mixture into piecrust. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on rack.

CHOCOLATE CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Combine sugar, melted butter, cocoa powder, eggs, vanilla, and evaporated milk in a large mixing bowl. Beat this chocolate mixture with an electric mixer at medium speed until well combined, or about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour chocolate mixture into the unbaked pie shell and bake until set in the center, or about 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool completely. Dust with confectioner's sugar, if desired.
• Excellent served at room temperature or chilled. Store covered in the refrigerator.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Pre-bake the two pie shells. Set aside and let cool.
• Separate the egg whites from the yolks.
• Place egg whites in a clean glass or metal mixing bowl, let come to room temperature.
• Place egg yolks in a large mixing bowl.
• Add cocoa.
• Add vanilla flavoring.
• Add sugar.
• Add milk.
• Add flour.
• Mix well with an electric mixer.
• Place mixture in a sauce pot over Medium heat.
• Add the butter, stirring constantly as mixture heats up.
• Cook until mixture is thick, stirring constantly. About 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let mixture cool for about 10 minutes.
• Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Add the sugar.
• Add the Cream of Tartar.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Divide the cooked chocolate mixture into the two pie shells.
• Divide the meringue over the top of the pies.
• Bake at 350F degrees until top is lightly browned.
• Remove from oven, place on wire racks to cool.
• Refrigerate, uncovered for 2-3 hours to firm up.
• Enjoy!

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, flour, and cocoa powder together in a bowl until well combined.
• Mix milk, egg yolks, and vanilla extract together in a separate large bowl. Add flour mixture and blend custard until smooth.
• 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.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Beat egg whites, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl until peaks start to form. Spread the thick meringue mixture on top of the custard.
• Cook under the preheated broiler just until the peaks start to turn light brown, 1 to 2 minutes, being very careful not to let the meringue burn.
• Place the custard pie in the fridge or on Grandma's porch on a cool night until the custard congeals, about 2 hours.