Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2012

I cook for a living and love it! I like to try new recipes as well! I made a double batch to fill to the top of the gram cracker shell. I followed this according to the recipe except i wanted to cook it for 1 1/2 min. longer. I like using a wire wisp and a temp. silicone spatula wonderful for not scorching in a non stick pot. I made a mistake in the recipe and didn't realize it until i was done as i filled my pie shell i notice it looked like a double dutch chocolate i look beside of my beautiful pie and saw that i used the egg whites and not the egg yolk i laughed. but so delicious. I didn't intend to use the whites for the meringue anyway. Its for a christening dinner Sunday and i was ask to make a chocolate pie. cool whip would be great for this pie. mmm good!

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becky

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2011

My husband said this is "the best chocolate pie I've ever eaten"! And I agree. Chocolate pies I've made in the past have kind of been 'pray that it turns out right', but the cooking directions for this recipe are foolproof. I definitely recommend this!

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houseoftwopugs

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2011

I love this pie recipe. A lot of chocolate pie recipes are kind of bitter and this one is sweet. My husband prefers the bitter so he didn't like it as much. I thought it was one of the best I have ever eaten.

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mcnary09

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2011

This is really good and easy to make. Thanks Mary Ann!

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bevans125

Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2011

I thought it would be harder than it was. Very tasty

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comptomama

Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2011

Soooooo, so perfect! I reduced the sugar in the meringue by a couple tablespoons also (personal taste) and upped the cornstarch in the pudding by one tablespoon per past experiences with runny puddings/custards for pies. PERFECT. FRIENDLY TIP: per Smitten Kitchen and Joy of Cooking I discovered what happened once to an otherwise delicious pie we had to spoon into bowls to serve: the cornstarch bond CAN be delicate (a cooking mystery involving humidity and magic). Don't stir or move the custard too much once it's good and thick and starting to set. Don't set it aside for a second and let it start to set in the pan and THEN move it to crust, don't whisk it too vigorously after it's starting to set, etc. I learned the hard way: it was beautiful and thick and then I whisked one more time and set it aside while I whipped the meringue, then scraped it out into the pan and it turned back to LIQUID. I was dumbfounded and searched until I found that this CAN happen and this was why!

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ALIEA

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2011

I made this twice for the holiday season trying to duplicate a pie my dad loves. The first time I made it as the recipe states, but it came out too gummy, not creamy like I wanted. People liked it, but I knew it could be much better. Second time I added an extra egg yolk to the mix and used 3 TB of cornstarch w/ 2 TB of flour. After the mix came to a boil I added 2 TB of butter. I threw the extra egg white in with the meringue, but that was just not to waste because the meringue is fine in this recipe. With those changes it really makes this pie five stars.

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I Love Troy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2010

Worked perfectly!!! I used 4 tb of cornstarch, and the custard was gorgeous - my Dad loved it!!! Thank you oh-so-much!!!

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mydawnie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2010

Made this for Christmas dinner. One bite and a guest said "Wow!". Thanks for this wonderful recipe!

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Sharon

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2010

I loved this recipe. I have wanted to make a homemade chocolate pie for years but have never been successful with meringue. I took Katie's advise and followed the recipe as it is witten. I also made sure my pie crust was cooked ahead of time and cool. Then, before I made the filling, I made the meringue and set it aside....Everyone loved the pie, I was very proud of myself!

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