23 Chocolate Pie Recipes Worth More Than a Golden Ticket
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For chocolate lovers, it’s hard to imagine a better dessert than chocolate pie. Unlike their fruit-filled counterparts, chocolate pies can be enjoyed at any time of year—no trip to the farmers market required. Most of our favorite chocolate pie recipes are delightfully simple. If you don’t want to mess with pie dough (we don’t blame you), start with a chocolate wafer crust or a store-bought graham cracker shell. Once you’ve layered on the rich, creamy chocolate filling, a pile of billowy whipped cream and chocolate shavings are all the decoration you need.
In addition to lovable classics like Chocolate Cream Pie, we’ve got plenty of whimsical creations, including mini s’mores pies and a giant chocolate peanut butter cup. Many of these pies can be prepared ahead of time and require minimal prep, making them an easy dinner party dessert or midweek baking project. And for the hard-core chocolate lovers, we have plenty more chocolate dessert recipes to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne1/23Chocolate Cream Pie
You don’t need a rolling pin to make this chocolate cream pie—it’s got a crushed chocolate wafer crust. Egg yolks, cornstarch, and both bittersweet and unsweetened chocolate add rich, chocolaty depth to the filling. While we’re hesitant to call it our best chocolate pie recipe—there are 22 others on the list, after all—it’s an undeniable star.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton2/23Chocolate Pecan Pie
The only way to improve gooey pecan filling? Adding chocolate. You can make the yogurt-enriched pie crust in the recipe, or use our favorite pie crust recipe.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Tiffany Schleigh3/23Chocolate Pudding Pie
Flaky pie crust meets cool, creamy chocolate pudding in this nostalgia-inducing pie recipe. To channel s’mores vibes, swap in a graham cracker crust and top with marshmallow whipped cream.
Photo by Michael Kartes4/23Chocolate Chess Pie
In this variation on Southern chess pie, cornmeal gives the custard its dense, slightly gritty texture and crackly surface.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell6/23Black-Bottom Hazelnut Pie
A dense layer of chocolate lines the bottom of this pie, hence the name, black-bottom. Crunchy hazelnuts give it Ferrero Rocher vibes.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Sean Dooley8/23Cajeta Cream Cheese Brownie Tart
If you invite senior editor Anna Hezel over for dinner, she’s bringing this fudgy chocolate tart for dessert. It looks quite impressive, but requires virtually the same amount of prep time as a standard pan of brownies.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Nathaniel James, Food Styling by Anna Hampton9/23Chocolate-Pecan Sheet Pie With Molasses
Tina Rupp10/23Nutella Pie
The next best thing to eating Nutella straight from the jar? Mixing the nutty, chocolaty spread with mascarpone cheese and piling it into a chocolate cookie crust. Or just eat the chocolate mixture with a spoon—you do you.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Diana Yen14/23Giant Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
Gentl & Hyers15/23Black Bottom Oatmeal Pie
This pie recipe includes a few smart tricks: Toasting the oats that’ll go into this pie coaxes out their earthy, nutty flavor, and brushing the pie crust with an egg white before blind baking prevents sogginess.
Photo by Sarah Kieffer17/23French Silk Pie Bars
No pie pan? No problem: French Silk Pie goes portable in this recipe for handheld pie bars. It starts with an extra-sturdy homemade pie crust, which can carry lots of toppings without breaking or buckling.
Photo by JP Bevins, Food Styling by Molly Baz18/233-Ingredient Frozen Mud Pie
Made with just 3 ingredients (a store-bought crust, coffee ice cream, and a bar of dark chocolate), this mocha-like mud pie is the dessert for anyone who forgets to plan dessert. If you’re feeding a crowd, make it in a deep-dish pie tin and add an extra pint of ice cream.
Photo by Mark Thomas19/23Black-Bottom Peanut Butter Mousse Pie
Remember the frozen peanut butter pies of block party potlucks and picnics? Well, we added a generous fudge-like ganache and opted for a homemade graham cracker crust. The result? A dessert that’s elegant enough for the Christmas dessert table, yet easy enough for a summertime weeknight (your microwave does most of the work).
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Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Judy Kim, prop styling by Beth Pakradooni21/23Chocolate and Coconut Cream Pie
22/23Salted Chocolate Caramel Tart
To make perfect salted caramel, patience is key. Cook the sugar on medium-low heat until it reaches a deep amber color (resist the urge to turn it up to medium heat, which might cause the caramel to burn).
