CHOCOLATE PIE-The Southern Lady Cooks- Old Fashioned Recipe (2024)

This Sweet Chocolate Pie is one of our most popular recipes. Rich chocolate topped with a delicious meringue and always a hit!

If you love this pie you will also want to check out this delicious Chocolate Chess Pie. It’s so easy to make and the texture and taste are great!

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

This old-fashioned sweet chocolate pie with meringue is a classic for a reason. These old recipes like this are just delicious and stand the test of time, which is one of the many reasons why we love it. Any gathering we have ever taken it to, we have always come home with an empty pan.

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

• Deep dish pie crust
• White granulated sugar
• Cocoa
• All-purpose flour
• Evaporated milk
• Egg yolks
• Vanilla flavoring
• Butter

Meringue Ingredients

• Egg whites
• Sugar

SWAPS

Many people will make this without the meringue and just add cool whip. So you can swap that out if you like.

🍽️HOW TO MAKE

This pie isn’t hard to make so just jump in and give it a try!

COOKING STEPS

Step 1
Bake your pie shell and let it cool before adding the filling. In a large bowl whisk together the sugar, cocoa, flour, milk, vanilla and eggs.

Step 2
Cut butter into about three pieces and add to pie liquid. (The butter will melt while cooking).

Step 3
Cook on top of the stove on medium-high heat, stirring constantly about 9 to 10 minutes until filling thickens.

Step 4
Don’t forget to stir because it will burn easily. If I think it is going to burn I move it from the burner for a minute or put it on the edge of the burner. Once the filling thickens, pour into cooled pie shell and let cool about 10 to 12 minutes before adding meringue.

Step 5
Beat the egg whites with a mixer until peaks form. Add the sugar and beat about another minute.

Step 6
Spread on top of the pie and bake in 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes until brown on top. You can just put the pie under the broiler and brown the meringue that way. If you put it under the broiler, watch it carefully because it will burn easily. I usually brown mine under the broiler but you can do it either way.

⭐TIP

Once this pie is done, do not put it in a warm area, the meringue will wilt. Made that mistake last year, set it on the table where a vent was above and the heat from the vent wilted the meringue.

RECIPE VARIATIONS

If you love this style of pie, you will also love our Banana Cream Pie which is topped with a meringue as well. Of course you can never go wrong with our Old Fashioned Banana Pudding! it’s always a winner!

❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

STORING

We like to store this pie in a cool place. See TIP above as a good reminder.

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SERVING SIZE

This will depend on the size you slice each piece, but 6-8 is the normal serving size.

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