Nanny’s Chocolate Cream Pies

Everyone’s favorite! Nanny would make these pies for any special occasion.

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Sarah and Taylor take turns stirring the chocolate pie filling. This is exactly where the name of the blog comes from!

Sarah and Taylor take turns stirring the chocolate pie filling. This is exactly where the name of the blog comes from.

Filling

  • 2 Deep-dish pie shells
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/3 cup + 3 tablespoons corn starch
  • healthy pinch of salt
  • 4 cups milk
  • 4 egg yolks (keep the whites for the meringue)
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Bake the pie shells till light brown.

Beat the egg yolks and add milk

Sift sugar, flour, cocoa and salt together and place in the top of a double boiler

Add just enough milk mixture to the dry ingredients to make a smooth paste, then stir in the rest

Cook until the mixture thickens

Remove from the boiler and add vanilla and butter

When cooled, add to the cooked pie shells.

Top with meringue and bake at 325° until the peaks are lightly browned

Meringue

  • 6 egg whites
  • 9 tablespoons sugar

Beat the egg whites until stiff. Add sugar