Aunt Evelyn's Famous Chocolate Pie
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Recipe type: Dessert
 
A delicious Chocolate Mousse Meringue Pie.
Ingredients
  • Crust
  • *2 egg white
  • *1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • *1/4 teaspoon salt
  • *1/2 cup sugar
  • *1/4 teaspoon cinnamonFilling
  • *6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
  • *1/4 cup water
  • *2 egg yolks
  • *1 cup whipping cream
  • *1/4 cup sugar
  • *1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Crust
  2. Beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt until peaks form
  3. Add sugar one Tablespoon at a time, beating for one minute between additions
  4. Add in cinnamon and beat for 2 more minutes
  5. Spread into a well greased and floured pie tin (use GF flour if going for a gluten free pie).
  6. Bake at 250 degrees for one hour
  7. Turn off oven, leave the crust in for one more hour.Filling
  8. Melt chocolate chips with ¼ cup of water in a sauce pan
  9. Remove from heat and add egg yokes (slightly beaten and membrane removed)
  10. Spread about ⅓ of chocolate mixture on pie crust
  11. Beat whipping cream, sugar and cinnamon
  12. Mix in the remaining chocolate
  13. Spread into pie
  14. Refrigerate for approximately 2 hours or until chocolate reaches a mousse consistency.
Recipe by Simply {Darr}ling at https://simplydarrling.com/delicious-chocolate-mousse-pie-recipe/