Easy Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe- Butter Your Biscuit (2024)

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Chocolate Cream Pie is mind-blowing, a chocolate lover's dream! So easy you won't ever be tempted to get one from the grocery store again.

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This chocolate cream pie recipe is an old family favorite like my Butterfinger Pie Recipe. Buttery, flaky crust with a lusciously creamy chocolate filling. Topped with a fresh whip cream topping is simply to die for! Perfect for both chocolate lovers and pie lovers!

Why this recipe works

This chocolate pie is perfect anytime of the year and for any occasion. We serve it during the holiday season and even for a Fourth of July bbq.

It's basically a no-bake pie you're only pre-baking the pie crust a bit. No egg yolks are used in the recipe you just need an electric mixer and some chill time.

Ingredients for this recipe

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Ingredient Notes

Cream cheese: Make sure to use full-fat cream cheese

Pie crust: I used a premade pie crust but you can use your favorite homemade crust.

How to make this recipe

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Step 1: Prepare your pie crust and bake as directed.

Step 2: Whip up the softened cream cheese in a large bowl.

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Step 3: Add in your dry ingredients and mix until combined.

Step 4: Melt your butter and chocolate chips in the microwave.

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Step 5: Pour the melted chocolate into the chocolate pie filling.

Step 6: Fold in the fresh whipped cream or store-bought cool whip. Pour the filling into the cooled pie crust.

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Recipe Tips

1. Use pie weights or dried beans when baking your crust. It prevents the crust from forming air pockets and bubbling up.

2. Make sure your cream cheese is softened so there are no little bits of cream cheese.

3. I usually make my own whipped cream. But two containers of Cool Whip can also be used.

4. Let the pie set up for about 4 hours before serving.

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Recipe FAQ's

Can I use a different type of crust?

I used a store-bought pie crust. If you prefer to make your own homemade pie crust, you certainly can. A graham cracker crust or Oreo cookie crust would also be fantastic

Can I freeze this pie?

Yes, I prefer to leave the whipped topping off until ready to serve. Let the pie set up as directed in the refrigerator.
Then cover with a piece of plastic wrap followed by aluminum foil and freeze for up to three months. Simply thaw in the refrigerator and add the whipped topping and chocolate shavings before serving.

How to make the whipped cream

I use a stand mixer to make mine. For the quickest results, I place the metal bowl and whisk attachment into the freezer for 5 minutes to get the nice and chilled before making it. Add the heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar and whip on high just until stiff peaks form. Place the finished whipped cream into the refrigerator until the chocolate mixture is chilled.

How to make chocolate curls

Chocolate curls give this pie a gorgeous finish. Let a large Hershey chocolate bar come to room temperature. Using a standard vegetable peeler slowly run the peeler down a side of the chocolate bar. Keep doing it until you have enough chocolate shavings.

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Rich and Creamy Chocolate Cream Pie

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This Rich and Creamy Chocolate Cream Pie is mind blowing! So easy you won’t ever be tempted to get one from the store again.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 655 kcal

Ingredients

Whipped Cream

  • 3 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar

Chocolate filling

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese softened
  • 3 cups prepared whipped cream the rest will go on top
  • 1 9 " deep dish pie crust

Instructions

  • Bake pie crust according to package directions. (Poke several holes in the crust with a fork or add dried beans or pie weights to the crust before baking and remove them after the crust has cooled.)

  • For the whipped topping: In a medium bowl using an electric mixer, whip 3 cups heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar on high until stiff peaks form about 5 minutes. chill until ready to use. (This should make 5-6 cups whipped cream)

  • In a large bowl using an electric mixer beat the softened cream cheese, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar until smooth. Set aside.

  • In a small bowl add the chocolate chips and butter, microwave for 30 seconds. Stir and microwave again for 15-second increments until melted.

  • Using the electric mixer mix in the melted chocolate, and 3 cups of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until combined.

  • Spread chocolate filling into pie crust. Refrigerate for 4 hours. Spread the remaining whipped cream on top.

  • Garnish with chocolate shavings.

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Notes

Use pie weights or dried beans when baking your crust, to prevent air bubbles. Or you can poke several holes in the crust with a fork.

Make sure your cream cheese is softened so there are no little bits of cream cheese.

If you dont want to make your own whipped cream you can use two containers of store-bought cool whip.

Let the pie set up for about 4 hours before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 655kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 21gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 56gPolyunsaturated Fat: 64gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 164mgFiber: 7gSugar: 23g

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  1. Easy Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe- Butter Your Biscuit (14)Wendie

    Haha Tilly you made me laugh, love the addition of Kahlua 🙂

  2. Easy Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe- Butter Your Biscuit (15)Tilly

    Easy Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe- Butter Your Biscuit (16)
    Wonderful and light in texture. Added 2 tbs kahlua by stirring it into melted chocolate before adding to cream cheese mixture. A hit with everyone, even my husband who (she clutches pearls and gasps) doesn't like pie.

  3. Easy Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe- Butter Your Biscuit (17)Wendie

    Unsweetened

  4. Easy Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe- Butter Your Biscuit (18)Elizabeth G.

    Should the cocoa powder be unsweetened or sweeten?

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Easy Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe- Butter Your Biscuit (2024)

FAQs

What is a chocolate cream pie made of? ›

There are a handful of ingredients that are used which include sugar, flour, Hershey's cocoa, salt, milk, egg yolks, butter, vanilla extract, pie crust, heavy whipping cream, Chocolate shavings, are optional.

What is Bavarian cream pie made of? ›

Bavarian cream pie is a testament to dessert innovation, a creamy concoction made of milk, eggs, sugar, and gelatin, whipped to perfection and chilled to set​​​​. The tale of this dessert began in the 1600s when French chefs were cooking for Bavarian royalty.

Does chocolate cream pie need to be refrigerated? ›

If a pie contains eggs or dairy products, it should be stored in the refrigerator and not left out at room temperature for more than two hours. Pies that do not contain dairy products, such as fruit pies can be stored, loosely covered at room temperature for up to two days.

Can you freeze chocolate cream pie in the freezer? ›

Yes, you can freeze the chocolate cream pie (wrapped tightly in multiple layers of storage wrap or aluminum foil) for up to three months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. If you can, wait to top with whipped topping until just before serving.

What thickens a cream pie? ›

All-purpose flour is an easy solution, as you're sure to have it in your pantry. Since it's lower in starch, you'll use more of it than you would higher-starch thickeners. Quick-cooking tapioca makes filling bright and clear, but also gives it a stippled and somewhat sticky texture.

What is cream pie filling made of? ›

A cream pie, crème pie, or creme pie is a type of pie filled with a rich custard or pudding that is made from milk, cream, sugar, wheat flour, and eggs and typically topped with whipped cream. Cream pies are usually what is used for pieing, or throwing a pie in someone's face.

Why is it called Boston cream pie? ›

The boston cream pie's name may be a mystery, but its origins are not. The dessert was first created in 1856 at Boston's famous Parker House Hotel (also the birthplace of Parker House rolls) by Armenian-French chef M. Sanzian.

What is it called Boston cream pie? ›

A Boston cream pie is a cake with a cream filling. The dessert acquired its name when cakes and pies were cooked in the same pans, and the words were used interchangeably. In the late 19th century, this type of cake was variously called a "cream pie", a "chocolate cream pie", or a "custard cake".

What's the difference between custard pie and cream pie? ›

In North America, "custard pie" commonly refers to a plain mixture of milk, eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and sometimes nutmeg combined with a pie crust. It is distinctly different from a cream pie, which contains cooked custard poured into a cooled, precooked crust.

Why won t my chocolate pie set up? ›

A chocolate pie can not set up if it doesn't have enough cornstarch, egg yolks, or the filling wasn't cooked to 160 degrees. Use this trusted recipe and you won't have any problems!

Does chocolate cream pie go bad? ›

It's safe for seven days. It's “good” for about 3 days. It's AMAZING for 1–2 days. The reason it changes is because the moisture from the filling and the coolness in the refrigerator start changing the pie crust.

Why is my chocolate pudding pie runny? ›

This can happen for several reasons: if the cooking process was rushed, if the filling wasn't carefully watched and stirred frequently, the filling was overcooked, the stovetop heat was too high, or if the pie isn't given enough time to chill. Any ingredient substitutions could also result in a runny chocolate pie.

Can you freeze peanut butter? ›

However, there is a silver lining: not only can you freeze peanut butter, you can defrost it, re-freeze it and defrost again.

How long is frozen chocolate cream pie good for in the fridge? ›

Thaw pie with dome on in refrigerator for about 6-8 hours OR overnight. COVER UNUSED, THAWED PORTIONS AND STORE IN REFRIGERATOR FOR UP TO 3 DAYS. DO NOT REFREEZE.

Is it better to freeze homemade pie before or after baking? ›

Most pies will freeze well from a raw or cooked state. However, custard filled pies do not tend to freeze well. When freezing a fruit pie, you'll see the best results if you freeze a combination of cooked fruit filling in a raw pastry. Raw fruit filling can become watery on thawing and may require additional thickener.

What is the difference between chocolate cream pie and chocolate silk pie? ›

The Crust: Chocolate cream pie traditionally sits on a cookie crumb crust, while French silk pie traditionally sits on a pastry crust. The Filling: Chocolate cream pie filling has a denser, pudding-like consistency, while French silk pie filling has a lighter, airier, more mousse-like consistency.

What is inside choco pie? ›

A choco pie is a snack cake consisting of two small round layers of cake with marshmallow filling and a chocolate covering. The term originated in America but is now also used widely in South Korea, Japan, and its exports, and many other countries as either a brand name or a generic term.

Why isn't it called crack pie anymore? ›

In the letter addressed both to consumers and employees, Tosi writes that “the old name was getting in the way” of the bakery's core mission “to spread joy and inspire celebration” — essentially making people feel unwelcome. “While change is never easy, we feel this is the right decision,” she writes.

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