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Get ready for a delicious, decadent and EASY to make Chocolate Chess Pie Recipe. This recipe is a family favorite, and you only need simple ingredients to make it!
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Chocolate Chess Pie, you will need the following ingredients:
- Uncooked pie crust
- Sugar
- Butter
- Eggs
- Cocoa powder
- Evaporated milk
- Vanilla extract
- Salt
- Whipped topping, optional
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Chocolate Chess Pie
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Cook pre-made pie crust for 10 minutes.
- Take out of oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Combine sugar, melted butter, and eggs until fully combined.
- Add cocoa powder, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Mix until ingredients are fully combined and it has a smooth liquid texture.
- Pour pie filling into the pie crust.
- Cook the pie for 30 minutes or until the top is set.
- Top with ice cream or cool whip when cooled.
Storage Instructions
Fridge: Allow the pie to come down to room temperature (covering the pie when it’s still warm will cause condensation and a soggy crust). Cover the pie with plastic wrap and then aluminum foil on top and store it in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Expert Tips
- I prefer to use the frozen pie crusts you buy at the store. I usually make this pie for Thanksgiving, (also random times during the year, as requested) and it can get pretty crazy.I don’t have a lot of time to make homemade crusts during Thanksgiving, because I am usually cooking something else, or don’t have room on my counter to roll out pie crust.
- When mixing the pie ingredients, I highly recommend using a whisk or electric hand mixture, just to be sure it is fully incorporated.The chocolate also tends to stick to the bottom, so be sure to scrape the sides and bottom, to ensure it will all be mixed.
- This recipe calls for evaporated milk, and that is what works best. It is much thicker than milk. If you are looking for an alternative or don’t have evaporated milk, you could also use half and half or cream.
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Chocolate Chess Pie
Enjoy our chocolate chess pie recipe, a Southern dessert that features a gooey, velvety filling with a flaky butter pie crust.
Serving Servings
Ingredients
- 1 uncooked pie crust
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 Tablespoon butter, melted
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 4 Tablespoon cocoa powder
- ⅔ cup evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whipped topping, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Cook pre-made pie crust for 10 minutes.
- Take out of oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Combine sugar, melted butter, and eggs until fully combined.
- Add cocoa powder, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Mix until ingredients are fully combined and it has a smooth liquid texture.
- Pour pie filling into the pie crust.
- Cook the pie for 30 minutes or until the top is set.
- Top with ice cream or cool whip when cooled.
Notes
- I prefer to use the frozen pie crusts you buy at the store. I usually make this pie for Thanksgiving, (also random times during the year, as requested) and it can get pretty crazy.I don’t have a lot of time to make homemade crusts during Thanksgiving, because I am usually cooking something else, or don’t have room on my counter to roll out pie crust.
- When mixing the pie ingredients, I highly recommend using a whisk or electric hand mixture, just to be sure it is fully incorporated. The chocolate also tends to stick to the bottom, so be sure to scrape the sides and bottom, to ensure it will all be mixed.
- This recipe calls for evaporated milk, and that is what works best. It is much thicker than milk. If you are looking for an alternative or don’t have evaporated milk, you could also use half and half or cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 461 kcal · Carbohydrates: 58 g · Protein: 7 g · Fat: 23 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 9 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 64 mg · Sodium: 383 mg · Potassium: 185 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 29 g · Vitamin A: 257 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 85 mg · Iron: 2 mg
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Could this pie be frozen for about a week? We are going on a cruise and wont be back until Thanksgiving Day ?
It should freeze well if in an airtight freezer container or wrapped well. Don’t add the whipped topping until just before serving. Have fun on your cruise! 🙂
Does this pie neede to be refrigerated after cooling? Not serving until tomorrow.
Refrigerate it until tomorrow. You could pull it out right before serving, or even 2 hours before serving. Just depends if you want it cold.
Pie pan size?
Just a 9″ pie pan!
9 inch pie pan.
My son loves this pie!