Chocolate Chess Pie
- Makes: 8 to 10 servings
- Prep 15 mins
- Bake 50 mins
This easy dessert will remind you of a chocolate pecan pie without the pecans.
Ingredients
-
1
recipe Pastry for Single-Crust Pie (see recipe below)
-
2 1/4
cups
sugar
-
1/4
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
-
1
cup
evaporated milk
-
3
eggs, slightly beaten
-
1/3
cup
butter, melted
-
1 1/2
teaspoons
vanilla
-
1/4
teaspoon
salt
Directions
- Roll the pastry for the pie crust to form a 12-inch circle. Ease the pastry, without stretching it, into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim the pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of the pie plate. Turn under the pastry and flute the edges as you like. Don't prick pastry. Set aside while making filling.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar and the unsweetened cocoa powder. Add milk, eggs, melted butter, vanilla, and salt; mix well, but don't let mixture get too bubbly. Pour the mixture into the pastry shell.
- Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center of the baked pie comes out clean. (The pie will be quivery and puffed up a bit, but will firm up when cooled.) Cool on wire rack. Store in the refrigerator. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Pastry for Single-Crust Pie
Ingredients
- 1 1/4
cups
all-purpose flour
- 1/4
teaspoon
salt
- 1/3
cup
shortening
- 4 - 5
tablespoons
cold water
Directions
- In a mixing bowl, stir together flour and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until pieces are peasize. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cold water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat moistening dough, using 1 tablespoon cold water at a time, until all the dough is moistened (4 to 5 tablespoons cold water total). Form dough into a ball.
Nutrition Facts
(Chocolate Chess Pie)
Servings Per Recipe 8, sodium (mg) 215, chol. (mg) 87, Fat, total (g) 17, carb. (g) 60, cal. (kcal) 407