This chocolate pie has a luscious filling made with cocoa, sugar, egg yolks, and evaporated milk baked in a pie shell with fluffy meringue on top.
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large egg yolks
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
- 4 large egg whites
- ¼ cup white sugar
Instructions
- 1Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 2To make the chocolate filling: Whisk 2 cups sugar, cocoa, and flour together in a saucepan. Blend in evaporated milk and vanilla.
- 3Beat egg yolks and stir into chocolate filling.
- 4Add butter and heat, stirring constantly, until butter is just melted.
- 5Pour filling into unbaked pie shell.
- 6Bake in the preheated oven until pie is just set, about 35 to 40 minutes.
- 7To make the meringue topping: Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until foamy. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form.
- 8Spread meringue over pie filling, covering completely.
- 9Return pie to oven and bake until meringue is lightly browned and golden, about 8 to 10 minutes.