Chocolate Angel Strata Pie

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs, separated
• 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 baked pie crust

Directions

1. 1

   Beat egg whites, vinegar, salt and first 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon until soft peaks form.

2. 2

   Add sugar slowly to egg white mixture while beating continuously. When stiff spread evenly over baked pie crust. Bake at 325 for 15-18 minutes or until meringue turns light brown and a knife inserted comes out clean.

3. 3

   Next place egg yolks, chocolate chips and water in top of a double boiler or melt in a pan over boiling water. Stir constantly until mixture is smooth. Spread a thin layer of chocolate over meringue layer. Chill the remaining chocolate while doing the next step.

4. 4

   Combine 1/4 cup of sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 1 cup whipping cream. Whip until stiff. Spread 1/2 of mixture over cooled chocolate layer.

5. 5

   Fold together remaining chocolate and remaining whipped cream mixture and spread over pie. There should be four layers:meringue, chocolate, whipped cream cinnamon, and whipped cream chocolate mixture on the top.

6. 6

   Chill for at least 2 hours.