Marvelous Microwave Chocolate Cream Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk (whole or 2%)
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 egg yolks (save whites for meringue)
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 egg whites, room temperature
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 9 inches pastry shells, cooked & cooled

Recipe

• 1 place first 6 ingredients in a blender and blend until well mixed.
• 2 pour mixture into a pyrex or microwave-safe glass bowl or measuring cup.
• 3 i use a 4-cup pyrex measuring cup with a handle.
• 4 add butter to chocolate mixture.
• 5 microwave on high for 10 minutes.
• 6 during last 5 minutes, stop and stir every minute.
• 7 (if your microwave doesn't have a turntable, you will need to turn the bowl, also, during the last 5 minutes.) by this time, chocolate mixture should be thickened.
• 8 remove and let cool slightly.
• 9 add vanilla and continue to cool.
• 10 pour into a cooked 9-inch pie crust which has been allowed to cool.
• 11 for meringue: pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 12 beat egg whites until foamy.
• 13 gradually add sugar and continue beating until meringue becomes stiff and glossy.
• 14 add vanilla and mix in well.
• 15 spread meringue over cooled pie filling in pie shell.
• 16 spread all the way to the edges and make"seal" over the filling.
• 17 place pie on cookie sheet.
• 18 bake in 350°f oven approximately 10-12 minutes or until peaks of meringue turn golden brown.
• 19 cool thoroughly before slicing.