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Granny's chocolate pie slice with whipped cream and chocolate chips.

Granny's Chocolate Pie

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Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Cooling Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 421kcal
Granny’s Chocolate Pie is rich, creamy, and topped with smooth white chocolate ganache. A classic dessert perfect for any special occasion!
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Ingredients

Chocolate Pie

  • 1 pie crust ready made
  • 5 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 3 eggs room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt

White Chocolate Ganache Layer

  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup white chocolate melting chips or wafers Ghirardelli Wafers

Instructions

  • preheat the oven at 325 degrees
  • prebake the pie crust: dust the bottom of the pie pan with a pinch of flour
  • ease the pie crust into the pan, press the crust into the sides and pinch or crimp around the top of the pie pan
  • crumple a piece of parchment paper, lay it in the pie crust, cover with pie weights or dry beans and bake for 15 minutes
  • after 10 minutes remove the paper and the weights and bake for another 10 minutes
  • meanwhile make the pie: In a medium bowl add flour, sugar, salt and cocoa together.
  • Whisk to combine
  • Now add the milk to the flour mixture
  • Stir to combine
  • In a small bowl beat the eggs and add to the cocoa mixture
  • Stir to combine
  • Add the vanilla and butter to the cocoa mixture
  • Use a hand mixer and beat it until the mixture gets smooth
  • Now, pour this batter into the pie shell
  • Bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until the center is no longer runny but still has jiggle
  • Cool completely
  • Begin the white chocolate ganache while the pie is cooling
  • Add white chocolate wafers to a medium sized bowl and set aside
  • In a small pot, heat cream over low heat, stirring occasionally
  • Heat until just before boiling, bubbles will start to appear in the cream at the edge of the pot
  • Remove the cream from the heat and pour over the chocolate wafers
  • Let stand for 2-3 minutes and then stir until completely smooth
  • Let the white chocolate ganache cool to room temperature, this will take sometime, do not let it get completely solid
  • When the pie is cool pour the ganache on top of the pie
  • Set to the side to cool completely

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 206mg | Potassium: 159mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 582IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 1mg