Dad's Chocolate Cream Pie and Variations
photo by Elmotoo
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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1 pie
ingredients
directions
- MIx cornstarch, 1 cup sugar and salt.
- Melt unsweetened chocolate in scalded milk.
- Gradually add milk.
- Cook in double boiler till thick, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Slowly add small amount of hot mixture to egg yolks.
- Stir into remaining hot mixture.
- Cook 5 minutes.
- Cool.
- Add butter and vanilla.
- Pour into shell and spread with meringue made out of whites and 6 Tablespoons sugar.
- Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.
- ** For Butterscotch: Omit chocolate. Substitute brown sugar for white sugar and increase butter to 3 tablespoons.
- ** For Caramel: Omit chocolate. Decrease sugar to 2/3 cup and caramelize 1/4 cup of sugar and add to scalded milk.
- *** For Coconut: Omit Chocolate. Decrease sugar to 2/3 cup. Add 1 cup moist, shredded coconut to filling. Sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut on meringue before browning.
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Reviews
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Very good! I made the coconut version. Only to discover that i am out of the coconut called for. so, i added back the other 1/3c sugar & added my natural dessicated, unsweetened coconut to the scalded milk so it would have more time to rehydrate. I think even with the unsweetened coconut, 2/3c sugar would be enough. Made for Variety is the Spice of Life event 5/14.
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I am a surgical nurse in Pearland, Texas mother of three grown boys, recently married to a man with two daughters, one age 13 and one age 21.
<br>I enjoy cooking and trying new things - I am always on Zaar looking for new things to try! My boys have always been used to new tries in the kitchen - both the failures and the successes. My husband was more of a tried and true cook, but has really gotten into trying my kitchen experiments and is having fun doing the same with his grilling.
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