Mrs Fayes Chocolate Pie Recipes

LADD'S CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, stir together the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Pour in the milk, then the beaten eggs. Cook, stirring, until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate, butter and vanilla. Stir until the chocolate is all melted. Pour into the baked pie shell and chill in the fridge for several hours until set.
• Serve plain to Ladd, serve topped with everything for Ree!

MONUMENT CAFE'S CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make the crust: Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and bake, stirring once, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Let cool.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, then stir in the brown sugar and toasted pecans. Press the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
• Make the filling: Bring 1 cup heavy cream to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate chips, unsweetened chocolate and salt. Let sit 5 minutes, then stir until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl and let cool.
• Beat the remaining 2 cups heavy cream, the granulated sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into the chocolate mixture. Spread the filling in the crust and refrigerate until set, about 4 hours.
• Make the topping: Beat the heavy cream, granulated sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Spread over the pie and top with chocolate shavings.

MOM'S MOST REQUESTED CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except butter in a saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat until thick like pudding, stirring constantly to prevent scorching and lumping.
• When mixture becomes thick, remove from heat and add butter; stir to combine.
• If lumping does occur, beat filling with a whip.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Make meringue according to your favorite recipe and top pie, sealing the edges with the meringue.
• Bake to brown meringue.
• Best if allowed to cool to lukewarm or room temperature.

MRS. FAYE'S CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, flour, salt and cocoa with milk.
• Cook over medium low heat until thickened.
• Beat egg yolks and add extremely slow to cocoa mixture, Stirring quickly while adding so the yolks don't cook separately.
• Continue to cook over low medium low heat to thicken a bit more. (About 15 to 20 minutes).
• Remove from heat and add vanilla.
• Drop in butter, but do so in dots or make sure butter is softened.
• Stir well.
• Pour into baked and cooled pie crust.
• Whip egg whites with cream of tartar. Add sugar a little at a time and whip until stiff peaks form.
• Spread on pie, making sure to seal the edges of the meringue to the pie crust.
• Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes, until meringue is lightly browned.