Name: Minny's Chocolate Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Sugar; 1/3 cup coco powder; 4 tbsp Butter (melted); 3 whole Eggs; 1 can evaporated milk; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp Salt; 1 pie crust (see ingredients list for the link to how to make pie crust, or you can use a pre-made store bought crust); Whipped Cream (see recipe below)

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Minny’s Chocolate Pie is a classic homemade chocolate pie with a rich, creamy custard filling and a flaky crust. This easy, from-scratch dessert is perfect for holidays, family dinners, or anytime you need a chocolate dessert that brings everyone to the table.

slice of chocolate pie on a plate with a spoon dolloping pie with whipping cream

Why I love this pie

One of my all time favorite books is The Help. I love so many things about this book, but one of my favorites is the part where the character Minny teaches Celia how to cook. Also the part where Minny bakes Hilly this pie with a little something special in it. I watched the movie again recently, and after I recovered from the final scene which brings me to my knees every single time in heaps of snot and sobs, I decided I needed some chocolate to mend my aching heart. So I headed to the trusty world wide web typed in Minny’s Pie and gol dern it a whole slew of recipes came up, which where all pretty much the same, so I just mished the parts of each recipe I thought sounded like they worked and made it. It was easy, too easy. I’ve made a few different chocolate pies in my time, but this one is by far the easiest and the most amazing!

When I sat Minny’s Chocolate Pie down in front of my family it was literally like a crazy whirl wind of crust, and crumbs, globs of whip topping, chocolate flying here and there, and bah-BAM just like that the pie was gone. Disappeared! No leftovers. One child ate two pieces. I will not mention any names but we are now calling her 2 slice Hilly.

Gather these ingredients

ingredients on a baking sheet for Minny's chocolate pie from the movie The Help

evaporated milk
sugar
unsweetened coco powder
butter
eggs
pure vanilla extract
salt

How to make Minny’s Chocolate Pie

So let’s do this thing! Get the party started.

Probably the most complicated thing about his pie is the crust, and if you buy Pillsbury crust well then, no problem. Here’s how I make my crust. Roll the crust out and lay it in the pie plate, crimp the edges and then poke the bottom of the unbaked crust with a fork. Careful place aluminum foil in crust and fill with 1lb of dry beans, this holds the crust in place so it doesn’t shrink. Pop this assembly in to a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes. Remove, let cool for 10 minutes, grab the foil by the edges and remove it and the beans. (Let the beans cool and save them in a zip-loc bag for the next pie crust.) Full blind baking pie crust tutorial can be found here.

Now for the good stuff whisk together sugar, eggs, cocoa, melted butter, and evaporated milk, vanilla, and salt. Pour the chocolate mixture into your par-baked pie crust pop it back in to the 350 degree oven for 50 minutes, or until the pie filling is firm, but has a very slight jiggle in the middle.

chocolate pie with pieces cut out and a slice of pie on a plate with a small bowl of whipping cream on the table there is a red and white gingham napkin under the plate

Remove from oven to a wire cooling wrack let cool completely, serve with whipping cream. If you happen to have any leftovers store them in the refrigerator in an airtight container. I highly doubt this will happen! I’m just going to say it, this pie makes me sing…….ooh la la la!

piece of pie with a fork full of chocolate pie and whipping cream laying on the plate

Have a super fantabulous weekend! I’d love to hear from you if you have time leave me a comment or rate this recipe in the recipe card below. Thank you for being here. From my table to yours with love, Sheila