Chocolate Chess Pie

Repeat after me… Chocolate Chess Pie is impossible to photograph!

Chocolate Chess Pie is impossible to photograph!

My grandmother used to make me Chocolate Chess Pies for the holidays when I was little.

I love pie, I love chocolate pie and I… um… love all pie. But, I don’t like a meringue so the Chocolate Chess Pie is the perfect dessert for me!

Supposedly the name comes from the storing of pies in a “pie chest,” which my grandmother actually had one in her kitchen!

A “true” chess pie will have cornmeal in the recipe for the filling which sounds really weird but it works. Also, the chess pie is similar to a vinegar pie and some recipes add vinegar so that the pie is not as sweet.

As an adult, I will now make them for the holidays and enjoy them when I can at Golden Corral restaurants {although some serve a topping on theirs}.

The eggs from the pie bubble and rise to the top creating a chocolate crust – can you say yum?!

This is why the photo is hard to take as once the pie cools, the top “crust” collapses and it ain’t pretty folks. But, it’s very tasty so there’s a trade-off.

I saved on this recipe by buying my flour and sugar CHEAP at Target recently and my eggs on sale at Walgreens. The best time to buy your baking ingredients such as flour, sugars, and evaporated milk is November – December when the stores have them at rock bottom prices. So, clear off a small shelf to buy some baking supplies to stockpile for later.

What is your favorite chess pie variety?