Hard Other Dessert

Grandma's Chocolate Custard Pie

Name: Grandma's Chocolate Custard Pie
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 68 min
Total time: 91 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Other
Ingredients: 0.75 cups white sugar; 2 tablespoons self-rising flour; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder , or more to taste; 2 cups whole milk; 2 large egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 pre-baked pie shell , 9 inch

Total Time

1h 31m

23m prep · 68m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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Straight from Grandma's kitchen, a delicious Southern holiday tradition. A smooth and rich chocolate dessert that will have you asking for thirds.

Ingredients

0.75 cups white sugar
2 tablespoons self-rising flour
1 tablespoon cocoa powder , or more to taste
2 cups whole milk
2 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pre-baked pie shell , 9 inch

Instructions

1

Mix sugar, flour, and cocoa powder together in a bowl until well combined.
2

Mix milk, egg yolks, and vanilla together in a separate large bowl. Add flour mixture and blend custard until smooth.
3

Pour custard into a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring continually, until slightly boiling but not popping, about 5 minutes. Cook just until reasonably thickened, 3 to 5 minutes more, and remove from heat immediately. Stir hot custard to smooth out any lumps and pour into the pre-baked pie shell.
4

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
5

Combine egg whites, sugar, and vanilla for meringue in a small bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until peaks start to form. Spread meringue over custard.
6

Cook under the preheated broiler just until the peaks start to turn light brown, 1 to 2 minutes, being very careful not to let meringue burn.
7

Place the custard pie in the fridge or on Grandma's porch on a cool night until the custard congeals, about 2 hours.