Classic Chocolate Pie

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There's something very special about being a Northerner with deep connections to the South: tradition. Whether you are up North or down South, there is nothing more sacred than tradition. I love that.

These days in the culinary world, it's about finding the next big innovation. It's about blowing peoples' minds with the new and the shocking. It's about re-inventing the already re-invented. Everything has to be bigger and better and larger than life. But, isn't it nice to sometimes just take a quick step back to honor the classics? Isn't it important to acknowledge the things that have lasted the test of time? I think so. I think that, along with apple pie, chocolate pie is about as classic as they come.

 

What I love about this chocolate pie is that it really is a classic in more than one sense of the word. It's easy, which the best pies always are. And it's just straight-up what it is: super. super chocolatey.

No fuss, no frills, just supreme fudginess and an utterly buttery, flaky pie crust. And don't forget a generous slathering of homemade whipped cream on top; that's a must-have.

 

CLASSIC CHOCOLATE PIE  

What You'll Need:

  • 1 Flaky Pie Crust 
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 3/4 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • homemade whipped cream, for serving (optional)
  • 1 ounce dark chocolate, for shaving (optional)

 

Find the recipe on Food and Wine.