Chocolate Pie!

So I finally decided to break down and make a Chocolate Pie! My itch for baking has been at an all-time high lately - and the thought of this Chocolate Pie situation resurfaced again.

I would guess my main hesitation is that I'm not a super huge fan of chocolate. I mean, I can eat the Founders Favorite at Cold Stone. I love bite sized snickers bars - but that's just about the extent of my chocolate love.

Well maybe things have changed! At 2am last night, there I was at the stove stirring the ingredients of this delicious chocolate pie. Crossing my fingers and hoping it would turn out right (and boy DID it!). For anyone who's made this pie - or plans to soon - you know that scary feeling just when the cornstarch is starting to take it's effect. That moment when you panic and wonder if you've followed the recipe correctly.

I had also happened to have JUST enough chocolate chips for this recipe, so my margin for error was extremely tiny.

Anyway. Chocolate Pie.

The agony with this pie is that you have to let it cool before you put it in the fridge to chill for "several hours". Add to that the fact that I also decided to make a homemade pecan crust - those several hours felt like years. I guess it was a good thing I started late at night! My plan (which worked) was to finish the pie and go to bed, and put it in the fridge in the middle - further than 2am middle - of the night when I woke up to use to pot. I know myself well :)

It was completely worth it. The last thing hubby and I did before we left for church was taste that pie. It literally tastes like a delicious, rich cup of hot cocoa! And that buttery, flaky crust just took it over the top!

I am officially a fan of Chocolate Pie; or at least I am of THIS recipe. Outside of the homemade crust that you could totally sub for store bought crust, the filling was very simple to make.

I recommend making this pie before you run your errands or complete some chores around the house to eat into the "several hours" of deadly waiting time it needs in the fridge!

Click Here for this delicious recipe.