Old-Fashioned Chocolate Chess Pie with Cornmeal
This Southern classic chocolate chess pie is an old-fashioned pie that can be found in any Southerners collection of recipes. It's a simple no-fail pie that's made with common pantry ingredients. You can make this creamy chocolate pie without tempering eggs. Just mix the ingredients and bake. How easy is that!
Ingredients
- 9 inch pie crust (par-baked)
- 1 ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon stone ground yellow cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 5 tablespoons butter (melted)
- 5 large eggs (room temperature)
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
To prepare the pie crust:
- Roll out a pie crust and place in pie plate. Place in the freezer for about 10 minutes. Place a flat cookie sheet in the oven and preheat to 425º.
- Remove pie crust from freezer and line with parchment paper. Place pie weights in the center. Bake for 15 minutes until the edges are set. Remove pie weights and cook an additional 5 minutes. Let cool slightly.
To make the pie filling:
- Preheat oven to 325º.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, cornmeal, flour, cocoa powder and salt. Add melted butter and whisk to combine.
- Add eggs one at a time whisking well after each addition. Continue to whisk briskly. Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla.
- Pour pie filling into slightly cooled pie crust. Bake for 40-50 minutes. Remove when the edges are set and a small area in the center is slightly jiggly. The filling will continue to cook as it cools. Allow to cool on a wire rack for 3-4 hours.
- Refrigerate before slicing.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Be careful not to overbake your pie. The filling will continue to set as it cools, so it should still be a little bit jiggly when it comes out of the oven.
- This should be served cold or at room temperature.
- The top will crack when you slice it.
- It's great topped with whipped cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 1471kcal | Carbohydrates: 165g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 82g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 35g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 144mg | Sodium: 1254mg | Potassium: 345mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 661IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 7mg
