An effortless variation on traditional chili is this Italian-style version. In addition to mushrooms and prepared spaghetti sauce, the recipe calls for pepperoni. Every time I make it, someone requests the recipe.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 pie |
Ingredients
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons self-rising flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, or more to taste
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (9 inch) pre-baked pie shell
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 pinch white sugar, or to taste
- 1 dash vanilla extract, or to taste
Instructions
- Mix sugar, flour, and cocoa powder together in a bowl until well combined.
- Mix milk, egg yolks, and vanilla together in a separate large bowl. Add flour mixture and blend custard until smooth.
- Pour custard into a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring continually, until slightly boiling but not popping, about 5 minutes. Cook just until reasonably thickened, 3 to 5 minutes more, and remove from heat immediately. Stir hot custard to smooth out any lumps and pour into the pre-baked pie shell.
- Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler.
- Combine egg whites, sugar, and vanilla for meringue in a small bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until peaks start to form. Spread meringue over custard.
- Cook under the preheated broiler just until the peaks start to turn light brown, 1 to 2 minutes, being very careful not to let meringue burn.
- Place the custard pie in the fridge or on Grandma’s porch on a cool night until the custard congeals, about 2 hours.
- For a richer variety of pie, replace 2 cups milk with 1 cup milk and 1 cup evaporated milk. Or, for an alternative to chocolate, make the custard without cocoa and a little bit more vanilla extract. Layer the vanilla custard mixture in a big bowl with vanilla wafers and fresh banana slices.
- Feel free to use a homemade pie shell.
Reviews
Did it just like it said. Really easy and quick to make..