Here’s a classic, rich Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pie—smooth, homemade chocolate filling in a flaky crust, just like Grandma used to make 🍫
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pie
Ingredients
Pie Filling
- 1 baked 9-inch pie crust
- 1½ cups sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2½ cups milk
- 3 large egg yolks (beaten)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional Topping
- Whipped cream or meringue
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients
- In a saucepan, whisk together sugar, cocoa, flour, and salt.
- Add milk
- Gradually whisk in milk until smooth.
- Cook the filling
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbling (about 8–10 minutes).
- Temper egg yolks
- Slowly whisk a small amount of hot chocolate mixture into egg yolks.
- Pour yolks back into saucepan, stirring constantly.
- Finish filling
- Cook 2 more minutes, then remove from heat.
- Stir in butter and vanilla.
- Fill the pie
- Pour hot filling into baked pie crust.
- Chill or top
- Let cool, then refrigerate until set (about 2–3 hours).
- Top with whipped cream or meringue before serving.
Old-Time Tips
- Stir constantly to prevent scorching
- For deeper chocolate flavor, add 1 oz melted unsweetened chocolate
- Best served slightly chilled
If you’d like, I can also share the traditional meringue topping recipe that usually went with old-fashioned chocolate pie.
