This pie recipe is wonderful for any time of the year although we often make this pie for celebrations, birthdays, and holidays, We just love the homemade pudding with an old-fashioned meringue topping, it gives you that comforting dessert you may have remembered growing up with as a child.

A chocolate pudding topped with meringue in a delicious pastry shell. Via @Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine.comPhoto byClaudia Lamascolo

Pie Filling:

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups whole milk
• 4 large egg yolks set the whites aside for the topping
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 bar (4 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate bar, chopped
• 1- frozen pie shell baked ( 9-inch pie crust)

Topping with Meringue:

• 4 large egg whites (use the ones set aside from the pudding)
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar

Directions:

1. Separate the egg into two mixing bowls and set aside.
2. Bake the pie crust and cool.
3. In a small saucepan add the flour, cocoa, salt, and sugar.
4. Stir in the milk and simmer this until it comes to a boil then slowly pour half this mixture into a stream whisked into the egg YOLKS.
5. Pour into the pan and boil for 1 minute stirring constantly.
6. Pour this into the baked pie shell.
7. Whip the egg whites with tartar and sugar until the peaks are stiff.
8. Smooth egg whites over the chocolate pudding and make peaks with the back of a spoon on top.
9. Bake the pie to brown the meringue in a preheated oven at 400 degrees until the peaks of the whites brown.
10. Cool the pie for an hour before chilling in the refrigerator.

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Printable recipe for Easy Chocolate Meringue Pie