Bev's Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 2 cups white sugar
• 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (12 fl oz) can evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust (I use my all butter pie crust)
• Meringue:
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 cup white sugar

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 350°F.
2. Whisk the 2 cups sugar, cocoa, and flour together in a saucepan. Stir in the evaporated milk and vanilla.
3. Beat the egg yolks and stir them into the chocolate mixture.
4. Add the butter and heat, stirring the whole time, just until the butter melts.
5. Pour the filling into the unbaked pie crust. Bake 35–40 minutes, until it's just set.
6. For the meringue, beat the egg whites until foamy. Slowly add the 1/4 cup sugar and keep beating until stiff peaks form.
7. Spread the meringue over the pie, all the way to the crust. Bake 8–10 more minutes, until the top is golden.