Nothin Special Chocolate Pie Recipes

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a saucepan mix together cornstarch, cocoa, sugar, and salt. Add milk and cook on medium heat constantly whisking until thickened, about 15 minutes. In a small bowl beat egg yolks. Set aside.
• Ladle out some of the chocolate mixture into beaten egg yolks, stirring constantly being sure not to scramble the eggs. This allows the eggs to come to proper temperature (the fancy term is called tempering). Then, add egg yolk mixture back into saucepan. Cook again until thickened, another 5 minutes.
• Take off the heat and add butter.
• Pour into the baked pie shell and refrigerate overnight. Top with whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa powder before serving.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar in a 9-inch glass pie dish. Add melted butter and mix together. Press mixture firmly across pie dish and up sides. Set aside.
• Combine milk, sugar, eggs, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl and mix using an electric mixer until well combined. Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• Pour filling into crust and immediately cover with plastic wrap. Cool on counter to room temperature. Refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.

CHOCOLATE PIE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a cast iron skillet over medium low heat, melt the butter.
• Combine one cup of the sugar with cocoa and flour. Beat the egg yolks with the milk and add them to the sugar mixture.
• Add the sugar and egg mixture to the skillet with the melted butter or margarine and cook gently, stirring constantly until thick. (Watch this mixture closely as it has a tendency to burn)! Add the vanilla. Pour the mixture into the baked crust.
• Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form; add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until meringue is glossy and stiff peaks form. Spread beaten egg whites over the hot filling be sure the whites touch the edges of the crust. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes (or until the meringue is golden brown).

CHOCOLATE SIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Stir flour, pecans, and butter together in a bowl; press into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden and crisp, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
• Stir cream cheese, 1 cup whipped topping, and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl until smooth; spread over cooled crust.
• Whisk milk and pudding together in a bowl until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Let sit until pudding is set, about 5 minutes. Spread pudding mixture over cream cheese layer. Top cream cheese layer with 12 ounces whipped topping. Refrigerate until flavors blend and pie is set, about 24 hours.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a 2-quart saucepan. Stir in milk gradually. Add chocolate chips and unsweetened chocolate. Place over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Place egg yolks in a medium heatproof bowl. Gradually pour half of chocolate mixture into egg yolks, whisking constantly.
• Whisk egg yolk mixture back into mixture in saucepan. Place over medium heat and bring back to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract.
• Pour mixture into baked pie shell. Press a layer of plastic wrap onto filling. Refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 48 hours. Remove plastic wrap before serving and top with whipped topping.

MOM'S CHOCOLATE MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Mix together sugar, cocoa, corn starch and salt in a medium saucepan. Gradually mix in milk. Cook and stir over medium high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to medium low; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove pan from heat. Stir about one cup of the hot filling into the egg yolks; mix back into the custard. Return saucepan to heat, and bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in vanilla. Pour hot filing into crust.
• In a clean bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, and continue to beat until stiff and glossy. Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing meringue to crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden.

GRANDPOP'S SPECIAL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, soda, and salt.
• Add oil, milk, vanilla, coffee, and eggs; beat well. Batter will be thin. Pour into two 9 inch greased and floured round pans.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 minutes, or when top springs back when done. Cool layers on wire racks.