Best Southern Chocolate Pie Recipes

MARGARET'S SOUTHERN CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift together the cocoa powder and the flour and pour them into a saucepan. Whisk the egg yolks and 1 1/3 cups sugar. Gradually add the evaporated milk, whisking constantly; slowly pour the milk mixture into the saucepan, whisking until combined.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a flat-bottomed wooden spoon or spatula, until the mixture begins to thicken and coats the back of the spoon, about 15 minutes. Remove the custard from the heat and stir in the butter until melted. Pour the filling into the baked pie crust.
• To make the meringue topping: Combine the egg whites and cream of tartar in a clean glass or metal bowl; beat with an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add sugar, a tablespoon at a time, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks. Spread the meringue over the chocolate filling.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until the tips of the meringue peaks are golden brown.

SOUTHERN CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In bowl, or blender is how my mom always made pecan pies, beat eggs with fork. Add sugar, corn syrup, butter w/chocolate, vanilla, and Bourbon. Stir till well blended. This is why the blender is a great and easy idea.
• Pour into pie crust. Stir pecans into mixture, till all are incorporated, or all covered with goo :).
• Bake for 50-55 min, or when knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• *To toast pecans put into dry skillet on medium-high heat. shake skillet around till they become brown and fragant and you can really notice their color change. This will take about 7-10 minute.

SOUTHERN BELLE CHOCOLATE PRALINE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Melt the butter and set aside.
• Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl.
• Sift the brown sugar into the eggs (yes, sift) and mix well.
• Add the remaining ingredients except for the pecan halves and mix thoroughly.
• NOTE: If you don't want to add the 2 Tablespoons of alcohol, then increase the vanilla extract amount to 1 Tablespoon.
• Distribute the pie filling evenly between the 3 pie crusts, and decorate the tops of each pie with 6 pecan halves in a pinwheel pattern.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 35 minutes.

SOUTHERN CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Melt chocolate with butter over low heat, stirring until blended. Remove from heat.
• Gradually blend in milk.
• In a seperate bowl mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt thoroughly. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually blend in chocolate mixture.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Combine coconut and pecans; sprinkle over filling.
• Bake in moderate oven (375*) until top puffs and begins to crack-about 50 minutes. (Center of pie should be soft.).
• Cool at least 3 hours before serving.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIE PIE - SOUTHERN PLATE

Steps:

• Prepare brownie mix according to package directions. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Spoon into unbaked pie shell. Bake in 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving.
• Top with vanilla ice cream and drizzle with chocolate sauce for third layer of chocolate :)

SOUTHERN SWEET CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cook chocolate and butter in medium saucepan on very low heat until melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; gradually add milk, stirring constantly until well blended.
• Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in medium bowl. Whisk in eggs and vanilla. Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture. Pour into crust; sprinkle with coconut and nuts. (Filling will almost completely fill crust.)
• Bake 45 min.or until top is puffed and browned, covering pie loosely with foil after 30 min. (Filling will be soft, but will set while cooling.) Cool 15 min. Refrigerate 4 hours.