Chocolate Angel Pie

Name: Chocolate Angel Pie
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 9 ounces, milk chocolate, chopped fine; 5 ounces, bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine; 3 , large egg yolks; 1 1/2 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 cup, half-and-half; 1 1/4 cups, heavy cream, chilled; 1 tablespoon, cornstarch, plus extra for pie plate; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces), granulated sugar; 3 , large egg whites; Pinch, cream of tartar; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 1/3 cups, heavy cream, chilled; 2 tablespoons, confectioners' sugar; , unsweetened cocoa powder

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2013, Cook's Country TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Dessert Pies

In our early experiments, this pie was no angel: The meringue crust stuck and the chocolate flavor was faint.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME3½ hours, plus 4 hours chilling and 30 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a pie with a balance of chocolate filling, crisp meringue, and fluffy whipped cream, we needed to boost the chocolate flavor. By making a cooked custard, we were able to load nearly a pound of chocolate into the filling, and using part ...

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