Georgia's Chocolate Cream Pie

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 9 inches pie crusts, baked and cooled
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 3 -4 egg yolks
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk (2% or whole)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 -4 egg whites
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 6 -8 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 whisk together sugar and cornstarch in a large saucepan.
• 2 beat together egg yolks and milk and gradually add to sugar mixture.
• 3 add salt, butter, chocolate squares (you can chop them to help speed melting) and vanilla.
• 4 heat over medium-high heat stirring constantly until it boils and thickens nicely.
• 5 cool slightly and add 1 or 2 tablespoons more of vanilla if you would like.
• 6 pour into a pre-baked pie crust and set aside.
• 7 for meringue, beat 3-4 egg whites per pie until frothy.
• 8 add cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form.
• 9 gradually add sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating until sugar dissolves and you can no longer see the granules in the egg . beat until stiff peaks appear.
• 10 spread over pie filling and bake at 350-degrees for 10-12 minutes or until it
• 11 begins to turn golden brown.
• 12 cool thoroughly and enjoy!