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Old Fashioned Chocolate Fudge Pie is a rich and decadent recipe! It has a buttery pie crust and decadent chocolate brownie-like filling. Chocolate lovers will love this pie!
What is Fudge Pie?
This old-Fashioned fudge pie recipe is a chocolate pie made with eggs and baked. It has a gooey chocolate center and a crusty chocolate top like a brownie. It tastes like a melted brownie!
Now, I have a brownie pie, but this one tastes like the combination between brownies, fudge and chocolate chess pie. It’s a super simple recipe with just a few ingredients and it’s SO rich and delicious.
There are so many ways to make a chocolate fudge pie (I’ve seen recipes with cocoa, with sweetened condensed milk, crustless fudge pies and so many more), but this one is simple, with just a few main ingredients.
Ingredients Needed
- Baking Chocolate: Use unsweetened baking chocolate (like Ghirardelli or Bakers). I find that baking chocolate makes a fudgier pie than cocoa powder.
- Butter: I prefer using unsalted butter, but you can substitute salted by omitting added salt.
- Eggs: These give the rich brownie like pie filling
- Flour: Just a bit of all purpose flour helps the pie hold together. You can use 1:1 gluten free flour.
- Pie Shell: Use my homemade pie crust recipe or use a frozen or refrigerated crust.
How to make Chocolate Fudge Pie
- Melt chocolate and butter in a large bowl.
- Stir in granulated sugar into the melted butter mixture. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and salt. Stir until smooth.
- Stir in flour.
- Line a pie pan with the crust. Pour batter into your unbaked pie crust.
- Bake in a preheated oven until set.
Variations
- Add chopped nuts (like pecans or walnuts) into the fudge mixture.
- Add chocolate chips or chopped candy to the mixture.
- Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Expert Tips
- Use a regular 9-inch pie plate, not deep dish.
- The minutes listed are a range because all ovens cook differently.
- You know your fudge pie is done baking when the top is no longer glossy and starts to crack around the edges (it’ll look like brownies on top).
- We love serving this pie with ice cream and hot fudge or chocolate sauce.
- How to store fudge pie: the pie can sit on the counter for up to 3 days. Refrigerated it’ll last closer to 5 days. You can also freeze the pie for up to 3 months.
FAQs
No, fudge pie can sit on the counter for up to 3 days. Refrigerated it’ll last closer to 5 days. You can also freeze the pie for up to 3 months.
The pie is done if the top is no longer glossy and it’s slightly cracked around the edges. It’ll look like brownies on top.
You can freeze the entire pie well wrapped in plastic or freeze slices in baggies.
Chocolate Fudge Pie Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to350°F.
- Place chocolate and butter in a large microwave safe bowl. Heat on high power for 1 minute stirring after 30 seconds. Stir until melted and smooth, adding time as needed.
- Stir in sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla, and flour.
- Prepare pie crust and place in a 9-inch pie plate. Make sure the crust is cold! Pour filling into crust. Place pie on a cookie sheet and cover with a pie shield (or strips of foil).
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until top is no longer glossy and starts to crack. Remove pie crust shield during last 10 minutes of baking.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Recipe Notes
- Use a regular 9-inch pie plate, not deep dish.
- The minutes listed are a range because all ovens cook differently.
- You know your fudge pie is done baking when the top is no longer glossy and starts to crack around the edges (it’ll look like brownies on top).
- We love serving this pie with ice cream and hot fudge or chocolate sauce.
- How to store fudge pie: the pie can sit on the counter for up to 3 days. Refrigerated it’ll last closer to 5 days. You can also freeze the pie for up to 3 months.
We are not fans of pie crust,, do you think you could bake them like a brownie with no crust?? Thank you. Leas
Yes that will work I think!
Absolutely delicious! I made it last night for a small dinner party & it was a hit! Everyone loved it…it was so good & EASY that I just made another one tonight for my husband & I! 😉
*replying to folks asking if 2 oz of the chocolate is enough… YES! It’s amazing. Also, I used a store bought crust, let it thaw & used it “uncooked”, filled with the mixture & baked it … pure perfection!
Monica, thank you for your comments. I was just wondering about the pie crust. If I should cook or use uncooked. I will also be using a store bought crust and now I know what to do.
I have used uncooked pie crusts every time I’ve made this delicious treat & it’s always fabulous!
Hi! Is it possible to chill and reheat for later?
Was exactly as you promised!! Will make this again….and Happy Belated Birthday!
I want to make this so bad! I’m a total newb (newbie)! Should I bake the pie crust (store bought) and let it cool or do I just leave it unbaked and put the filling in and then bake??
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