I want to introduce you to chocolate angel strata. You may have seen it popping up on my Instagram from time and time. It’s a chocolate and cinnamon meringue pie that’s been a staple of my family since childhood. I’m not even sure when it became a thing for us, or where the name came from. (“Chocolate” is obvious, and “strata” make sense because it’s layered, but the “angel” – not sure). I just know that whenever the extended family got together around birthdays, my Grandma Dekker would make it.
Over the years, as our families have grown, making chocolate angel strata has been a rite of passage from my parents to my siblings and our spouses. It’s the signature taste of any birthday for us, but I’ve found myself making it as a form of comfort from time to time. With the permission of my family, I wanted to present our recipe. Enjoy!
NOTE: I usually double…