Chocolate Meringue Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 egg whites, at room temperature
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) chocolate bars with almonds
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 beat egg whites, salt and cream of tarter till frothy.
• 2 add sugar gradually.
• 3 beat until stiff peaks form.
• 4 fold in nuts and vanilla.
• 5 spread in the bottoms and up the sides of a greased 9-inch pie pan.
• 6 bake for 50 min at 300*.
• 7 cool completely.
• 8 breat up 3/4 of the chocolate bar into pieces and melt in double boiler.
• 9 cool chocolate slightly.
• 10 meanwhile whip cream.
• 11 when chocolate is just lukewarm, fold in whipped cream and vanilla.
• 12 pile filling into cooled crust.
• 13 grate remaining chocolate over top to garnish.
• 14 chill at least 2 hours before serving.