Chocolate Chess Pie

Enjoy the classic Southern dessert, chocolate chess pie, with this simple and delicious recipe! An indulgent mix of chocolate, butter, and sugar make this a favorite anytime treat.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 55

Servings

Calories 292kcal

Author Jenn

Ingredients

1 pastry pie crust
¼ cup cocoa powder
¾ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup all purpose flour
4 tablespoon unsalted butter mostly melted with a few solid chunks remaining
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs beaten slightly
5 oz evaporated milk
⅛ teaspoon salt
whipped cream optional

Instructions

Bake pre-made pie crust according to package directions.
In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa powder, sugar, and flour.
Add the egg, melted butter, evaporated milk, and vanilla and stir until thoroughly combined.
Pour the chocolate mixture into the prepared pie crust, only filling about ⅔rds of the way full. Do not overfill.
Bake at 325° for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pie comes out mostly clean and the center is barely "jiggly."
Once cooled and firm, slice and serve with whipped cream if desired.

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Notes

The pie itself needs to bake at 325 degrees. If you choose to prebake the crust, be sure you've allowed time for the oven to cool down to 325 before baking.

If a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean and the pie is only slightly "jiggly" in the middle, it is done. The pie will continue to set and firm up as it cools.
If there is still a lot of the mixture on the toothpick and there is still a lot of jiggle to the pie, continue baking at 10-minute increments until it’s done.

Be sure the chess pie is 100% cooled down before attempting to slice it.

If your pie cracks slightly and you don't like the look of it, dust it with powdered sugar for a finished look. Regardless of any cracking, the pie will still taste great.

Placing aluminum foil around the edges of the pie crust can prevent them from burning. Just make sure you don't cover any of the pie filling area or it won't bake properly.

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