Minny’s Chocolate Pie
Recipe Overview
Yes, yes and yes!!!! Minny’s Chocolate Pie from Lee Ann Flemming and Food & Wine is super easy and super delicious. It’s the holy grail of baking. I was unusually uncomfortable making this pie, but in the end I had nothing to worry about. It’s a showstopper. My family demanded it again the following week, to which I wholeheartedly obliged!
Ingredients List
Ingredients
- 1 packaged pie dough crust, such as Pillsbury (or you can make your own)
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- ¾ cup evaporated milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Whipped cream, optional for serving
Step 1: Make the Crust
You can follow these instructions for a packaged die dough, or if you make your own pie crust follow the instructions for a partially baked crust.
Preheat oven to 350o. Ease the pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate and crimp the edges decoratively. Prick the crust lightly with a fork. Line the crust with foil or parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Baked for 15 minutes or until set. Remove the foil and weights and bake for about 5 minutes longer, just until the crust is dry but not browned.
Step 2: Make the Filling
Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk the sugar with the cocoa powder, butter, eggs, evaporated milk, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
NOTE: On my first bake, I did not whisk the dry ingredients together which resulted in a mixture that had specks of cocoa and whatever else that wouldn’t break up. On my second bake, I did whisk and there weren’t any specks. It did not affect the end result though!
Step 3: Prepare the Pie
Pour the filling into the pie shell and bake for about 45 minutes, until the filling is set around the edges but a little jiggly in the center. Cover the crust with strips of foil halfway through baking. Transfer the pie to a rack and let cool completely before cutting into wedges. Serve with whipped cream, if you like.
NOTE: You can refrigerate the pie overnight.
Conclusion
Make it! If you can swing your own crust, do it, otherwise this recipe is the absolute best of all the worlds. Simple and yummy. Two of my favorite things. Which means this will be one of your favorites things after you make it! Enjoy!
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