Chocolate Peanut Pie

Name: Chocolate Peanut Pie
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Baked 8" pie shell; 1 (4 oz.) pkg. chocolate pudding and pie filling mix; 1 (4 oz.) pkg. chocolate pudding and pie filling mix; 2 tblsp. butter or margarine; 2 tblsp. butter or margarine; ⅓ c. chopped salted peanuts; Meringue (2 egg whites); 2 tblsp. brown sugar, firmly packed; ½ square unsweetened chocolate; 2 c. milk; 2 eggs, separated; Meringue (2 egg whites)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

You can omit peanuts, but they add flavor and texture to this party pie

Ingredients

Baked 8" pie shell
1 (4 oz.) pkg. chocolate pudding and pie filling mix

Americas
United States
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Combine pudding mix, brown sugar, chocolate and ¼ c. milk in saucepan. Add egg yolks and blend well. Then add remaining 1 ¾ c. milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
Remove from heat and stir in butter. Cool at least 5 minutes, stirring two or three times.
Scatter peanuts in cool pie shell. Pour on chocolate mix