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Chocolate Chess Pie (and the easiest pie crust ever!)

1 · Nov 15, 2014 · 9 Comments

a wedge of chocolate chess pie

I love treats. Love ’em. I have a Pinterest board with 154 mouth-watering treats pinned on it, and I want to eat all of them. Like Apple-Spice Layer Cake with Caramel Swirl Icing. Or a Giant Oatmeal Creme Pie.  Or Chocolate and Coconut Cream Pie Bars. And maybe one day I’ll make them (I mean – did you look at them? YUM.) But here’s the thing…in about 45 minutes, with ingredients I always have in my pantry and fridge, I can make and be eating one of my very favorite desserts – chocolate chess pie. Chocolate chess pie is dense, dark, chocolatey heaven with a crackly, brownie-ish top, and when it’s served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, it’s everything I want a treat to be.

My college roommate Rachel (creator of extremely cute and quirky clothes and accessories for kids at Bullpin Apparel) introduced me to this pie. It’s one item on a long list of things she’s taught me (see also: befriending people with jigsaw puzzles and CatchPhrase tournaments, the names of all the NFL franchises, asking insightful/hard questions in a way that makes people want to answer, and how to Chi my hair). By some miracle we’ve ended up living close enough to each other to have regular time together! Today I took pictures while she whipped up the pie, and none of our combined four children even had time to feel neglected.

The crust is flour, sugar, and salt, mixed with a splash of milk and some oil. I love that it doesn’t need to be chilled or rolled out – just pat it into the pan!

mixing up the crust ingredients for chocolate chess pie

patting in the pie crust for chocolate chess pie

completed pie crust for chocolate chess pie

There. That took 5 minutes. Now for the filling! Melt a stick of butter and 2 squares of semisweet Baker’s chocolate.

mixing the chocolate and butter for chocolate chess pie

Meanwhile, mix the eggs, vanilla, and sugar.

mixing eggs, sugar, and vanilla for chocolate chess pie

Mix them together and pour into the unbaked pie shell!

pouring the filling for chocolate chess pie

Exactly 35 minutes later, this baby is sitting on the stovetop.

beautiful chocolate chess pie

Hello, lovely. See how the very top of the pie is shatteringly crisp and the middle is kind of like underdone brownies? It tastes even better than it looks!

ooey gooey inside of chocolate chess pie

Every time I make this, someone asks for the recipe! One friend who made it later confessed that she and her husband finished the entire thing in less than 24 hours. 😉 Go and do likewise!

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a wedge of chocolate chess pie

Chocolate Chess Pie (and the easiest pie crust ever!)

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 1 9-inch pie, 6-8 servings
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Ingredients

For the crust:

  • 1-1/2 cups flour (generous!)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or melted coconut oil – see note below!)

For the filling:

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
  • 2 ounces (2 squares) semi-sweet Baker’s Chocolate
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350.

For the crust:

  1. Stir together flour, salt, and sugar. Add milk and oil and stir. Press into a 9-inch pie plate. Add filling and bake as directed.

For the filling:

  1. Melt butter and chocolate together (I use the microwave for this). In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Pour butter/chocolate mixture into sugar mixture SLOWLY while stirring (so the eggs don’t scramble from the warm butter). Pour into the unbaked pie crust and bake exactly 35 minutes.
  2. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Notes

I love this pie crust for its simplicity and shortbread-cookie-ish texture. My sister uses melted coconut oil in the crust – I haven’t tried it yet but she said it gives a subtle coconut flavor which sounds delicious to me! You can also use a regular rolled crust or a storebought crust.

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Comments

  1. Laurie says

    November 15, 2014 at 9:35 pm

    No joke, I just opened up the computer to look up this recipe to make dessert for tonight, got distracted by fb–and found the recipe anyway! ;o) Thanks!

    Reply
    • Bet says

      November 17, 2014 at 2:49 am

      Hahahaha! Yesssss. I’m in your head. Or you’re in mine. Or something.

      Reply
  2. Jenny says

    November 15, 2014 at 11:12 pm

    Oh. My. Goodness. Will be making this soon…. Tempted to do it right now but I am laying on the couch exhausted. I will go and do likewise this week!!! Unless you wanna come here and whip one up for me:). Miss you!!!!

    Reply
    • Bet says

      November 17, 2014 at 2:49 am

      I’ll totally make you one. ;o) Christmas???

      Reply
  3. Jenny says

    November 20, 2014 at 12:06 am

    Yes Christmas! But one just went in the oven… Can’t wait!

    Reply
  4. Anna says

    January 19, 2015 at 1:49 am

    I just made this tonight with gluten-free flour, using the coconut oil as your sister suggested. It was amazing. Maybe even better than the gluten-filled version. So there’s an option for the gluten-free eaters.

    Reply
    • Bet says

      January 19, 2015 at 6:19 pm

      That’s awesome, Anna! Thanks for reporting back! :o)

      Reply
  5. Mechelle McGill says

    December 28, 2020 at 8:46 pm

    I LOVE THIS PIE, ITS NOT ONLY EASY ITS DELICIOUS. I am no good at making pie crusts even tho I love to bake, so I buy them. Not anymore, this crust works great in other pies as well. My husband loved it in the coconut pie I made him . Thanks is not enough❣️❣️ I can now say I can make pie crust. My son ask me to make a chocolate chess pie , I had never so I found this recipe on Pinterest, WIN, WIN.

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    • Bet says

      December 28, 2020 at 9:13 pm

      Mechelle! This makes me so happy! I’m so glad you and your family like this pie and the crust – it’s one of my favorites! 💛

      Reply

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Hey, I’m Bet! I love food and welcoming family and friends to the table with it. This is where I share what we’re eating – mostly “real”, family-friendly, doable dinners, plus breakfast foods, snacks, and of course, my favorite homemade sweet treats. I love to meal plan, hoard freezer meals, and include my girls in the cooking process as much as I can (while still preserving a little sanity). Thanks for visiting – I hope you find some new favorite recipes here!

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