Homemade Chocolate Pie Recipe From Scratch (2024)

If you love chocolate then this old fashioned recipe is about to become your favorite dessert.

🗝️ Key takeaways

Skip the line at your local restaurant and make this fried shrimp po boy sandwich recipe is theultimate casual dining or game-day food! It's sure to make any party complete.

• The homemade chocolate custard filling is made in the microwave so it doesn't ever scorch. No need to even use and electric mixer!
• Make it with a crumb crust and it's a no bake recipe that takes just 15 minutes to prepare.
• Top with homemade whipped cream or Cool Whip.

Once you learn how to make a homemade chocolate pie from scratch, especially this homemade chocolate pie recipe, you might as well prepare yourself to make it for every event you're invited to.

It's just that good.

This recipe is one of my favorites. Creamy and rich, chocolate pie just is the best make ahead dessert ever.

🧾 Ingredients

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I like the Pyrex clear casserole dishes because they are easy to clean and cooks evenly

🥫 How to store

You can make this easy no bake pie up to 3 days ahead of time, cover it tightly and keep refrigerated. Leftovers will be fine for a day or two after that.

This recipe does not do well in the freezer.

📖Variations

I think that the evaporated milk works the best and results in the creamiest, chocolatiest texture so please try that at least once.

• You can use a homemade pastry crust or a pre-made pie crust
• An Oreo crust makes it a chocolate lover's dream!
• Try this easy crumb crust for a no bake pie that's just like grandma's!
• The filling can be made with heavy cream, half and half, or whole milk if you don't want to use evaporated milk.
• It can be made with a combination of milk and cream.
• Garnish with chocolate shavings if you have time. So pretty!

You'll love this old fashioned chocolate pie recipe! It's luxuriously rich and creamy with a dark, fudgy flavor.

Expert Tip: Spray a sheet of plastic wrap with no-stick cooking spray and lay over the top of the hot pie filling to keep it from forming a skin. The cooking spray keeps the plastic wrap from sticking.

• Do not make this pie with lowfat or skim milk. You'll lose the silky texture.
• Be sure to bring the eggs up to the same temperature as the milk mixture by mixing in the hot mixture a little at a time (tempering). This will keep them from curdling and turning into scrambled eggs.
• If you do curdle the eggs slightly you can push the pudding through a strainer to get the lumps out.
• If you are making this on the stovetop take your time and be patient. Cook over medium low heat in a heavy saucepan or you run the risk of scorching the bottom. Stir slowly and constantly.
• Use a homemade pie crust or make it quick and easy with one from the store.
• Some people use the leftover egg whites to make a fluffy meringue topping. I don't care for it that way but you sure can if you want to. You can use the meringue from this recipe.

Here are the questions I am most frequently asked about this recipe.

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In the South pastry is just about it's own food group. There's nothing like a good one! Here are some of my favorites...

• Millionaire - so rich and creamy! You'll love this easy, no bake summer pie!
• Chocolate Chess Pie - this is a southern classic. Kind of like a custard pie, kind of like brownie batter, kind of like nothing you've ever tasted!
• Chocolate French Silk - melts in your mouth! This is a classic, y'all!
• Dutch Apple - ok, I know it's not a cream pie but y'all. It's SO good. That crumble, though!
• Coconut - I found this in an old, and I mean OLD cookbook. I've never had anything like it before. It's kind of like pecan pie but with coconut!
• Peanut Butter Pie with Pretzel Crust - this is for all you fans of salty-sweet combinations.
• Texas Flood - ok this chocolate masterpiece is my take on a Mississippi Mud Pie - and you know how competitive we Texans can get!
• Lemon Ice Box - the real deal! This is the old fashioned recipe that you remember made with Eagle Brand just like Grandmas!

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You'll need the following items to make this recipe successfully.

• evaporated milk
• sugar
• eggs
• dark cocoa powder
• flour
• salt
• vanilla extract
• butter
• 9-inch pie crust
• pie plate
• microwave safe bowl
• microwave

This easy, no bake chocolate pie whips up quick and easy so it's perfect for potlucks and summer picnics.

The dark cocoa makes it the best chocolate pie you've ever had, I promise!

Top it with whipped cream or serve it next to some ice cream - it's bound to be a hit.

It's for sure one of my favorite desserts!

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📖 Recipe

First published June 2008. Last updated January 17, 2023 for more tips and FAQs.

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