Have you ever experienced that first perfect bite of homemade chocolate cream pie? That moment when your fork breaks through silky chocolate filling, revealing a creamy custard so rich and decadent it rivals any bakery? This recipe delivers exactly that – a chocolate cream pie that’s become legendary in my family and will soon become the most requested dessert in yours. No more settling for store-bought when you can create this chocolate masterpiece at home.
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Why This Chocolate Cream Pie Is Special
This isn’t just another chocolate pie recipe – it’s my mother’s secret weapon that’s won countless potluck competitions and converted even the pickiest dessert critics. What makes it the best chocolate cream pie ever? It’s all about the homemade chocolate pudding filling enriched with cream cheese for extra silkiness. While Edwards and Marie Callender’s make decent frozen pies, nothing compares to the pure, intense chocolate flavor and velvety texture you’ll achieve with this from-scratch recipe.
Homemade Chocolate Cream Pie Ingredients
Here’s what transforms simple ingredients into pie perfection:
- Sugar – Sweetens the custard to chocolate perfection
- All-purpose flour – Creates the perfect thickening for silky-smooth texture
- Salt – Enhances the chocolate flavor dramatically
- Whole milk – The creamy base for our custard
- Unsweetened chocolate squares – Use quality chocolate like Baker’s for the deepest flavor
- Egg yolks – Add richness and help thicken the custard
- Butter – Creates that melt-in-your-mouth texture
- Vanilla extract – Complements and enhances the chocolate
- Cream cheese – The secret ingredient for ultra-creamy, stable filling
How to Make a Chocolate Cream Pie
- Place sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan.
- Over medium heat, gradually stir in milk and chocolate.
- Cook until bubbly, then for two minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir a small amount of the mixture into the egg yolks. Add the yolk mixture back into the filling.
- Stir constantly while cooking the mixture for 2 minutes.
- Stir in butter and vanilla.
- Add cream cheese and mix well.
- Remove the filling from the heat and pour it into the baked pie shell.
- Allow the pie to cool before serving.
- Slice and enjoy!
Storage and Serving Tips
- Storage: Cover pie with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 4 days
- Serving: Let the pie sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving for best texture
- Make-ahead: The pie can be made 2 days in advance and actually improves with time.
- Freezing: Wrap well and freeze up to 1 month; thaw overnight in refrigerator
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Chocolate Cream Pie
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cup milk
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
- 3 beaten egg yolks
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 1 baked pie shell
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine sugar, flour, and salt; gradually stir in milk and chocolate squares. Cook and stir over medium heat till bubbly. Continue cooking and stirring for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Stir small amount hot mixture into yolks; immediately return to burner cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla, and before you remove the mixture from the stove stir in the cream cheese, and mix well. Pour into a cooled baked pie shell.
Nutrition
Many recipes call for a very rich filling and cookie crust. The pie crust used here and the lighter filling is perfect. Just make sure to add lots of fresh whipped cream on top with shaved chocolate.. I may even add some into the filling next time.
This looks so good!