Chocolate Meringue Pie Recipe - Grandma's Meringue Recipe (2024)

Chocolate Meringue Pie Recipe

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Grandma’s chocolate meringue pie recipe is one of the most popular desserts at our house, and now I’m going to share it with you! This easy pie recipe has an amazing meringue topping that gets extra fluffy from being baked at low heat in the oven – but don’t let that fool you, the hot chocolate filling will melt-in-your-mouth! I hope you enjoy this delicious classic dessert as much as we do around here!

Grandma’s chocolate meringue pie recipe

There are few desserts that excite me more than a chocolate meringue pie. I have only tried to make it twice in my life, so I figured that it was time to share a pie recipe with you. Don’t worry, it’s super easy! If you can follow a simple recipe and whisk some eggs, then you can do it too. I’ve included every step of our best chocolate meringue pie recipe below for your enjoyment. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

Pre-made or homemade pie crust, pre-baked

Filling:

1 cup sugar

¼ cup + 1 teaspoon cornstarch

¼ cup unsweetened cocoa

¼ teaspoon salt

1 ½ cups milk

½ cup evaporated milk

4 egg yolks

2 tablespoons butter, room temperature

1 tablespoon vanilla

Meringue:

5 egg whites, room temperature

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

¼ cup sugar

Preparation Instructions:

In a saucepan over medium high heat whisk sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, salt, milk, and evaporated milk, bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute

Remove from heat and gradually stir ¼ of the mixture into the egg yolks

Then whisk the egg mixture back into the pot

Return to the heat and cook for 3 minutes, whisking constantly

Remove from heat again and whisk in butter and vanilla

Cover to keep warm

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Make the meringue by beating egg whites with the cream of tartar on high until foamy

Gradually add in the sugar and beat until stiff peaks form and sugar if fully dissolved

Pour chocolate mixture into pie shell

Spoon meringue over chocolate

**** Be sure that meringue covers the entire surface of the pie and is sealed around the edges to prevent shrinkage and weeping.****

Bake for 20 minutes – or use a blow torch on the meringue to brown.

Cool completely (at least, slice, serve, and enjoy!

Tips for making grandma’s chocolate meringue pie

I remember eating grandma’s chocolate meringue pie when I was a kid and still do today. Back then I didn’t understand that making grandma’s chocolate meringue pie was an art. These days, I make sure to keep notes so that my family can enjoy these desserts as well. This is what makes it possible for me to share grandma’s chocolate meringue pie recipe with you today. Make sure you follow along step by step to avoid costly mistakes!

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Chocolate Meringue Pie Recipe - Grandma's Meringue Recipe

Yield: 1 pie

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Additional Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 50 minutes

Grandma’s chocolate meringue pie recipe is one of the most popular desserts at our house, and now I’m going to share it with you! This easy pie recipe has an amazing meringue topping that gets extra fluffy from being baked at low heat in the oven – but don’t let that fool you, the hot chocolate filling will melt-in-your-mouth! I hope you enjoy this delicious classic dessert as much as we do around here!

Ingredients

  • Premade or homemade pie crust, pre baked
  • Filling:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup + 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • ½ cup evaporated milk
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • Meringue:
  • 5 egg whites, room temperature
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ¼ cup sugar

Instructions

In a
saucepan over medium high heat whisk sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, salt, milk, and evaporated
milk, bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute

Remove
from heat and gradually stir ¼ of the mixture into the egg yolks

Then
whisk the egg mixture back into the pot

Return
to the heat and cook for 3 minutes, whisking constantly

Remove
from heat again and whisk in butter and vanilla

Cover
to keep warm

Preheat
oven to 325 degrees

Make
the meringue by beating egg whites with the cream of tartar on high until foamy

Gradually
add in the sugar and beat until stiff peaks form and sugar if fully dissolved

Pour
chocolate mixture into pie shell

Spoon
meringue over chocolate

Bake
for 20 minutes

Cool
completely, slice, serve, and enjoy!

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