Super Easy Chocolate Fudge Pie Recipe / Like a Warm Brownie In a Pie (2024)

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Let’s admit it when it is hot outside who wants to cook, let alone bake desserts? Well, my kids were off for camp and I had pulled this Super Easy Chocolate Fudge Pie Recipe Southern Living magazine and felt this would be a great occasion to treat the family.

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I had never made a fudge pie before but the mere fact it had chocolate and was topped with ice cream made my mouth water. Be sure to get a cute pie plate so it looks like the crust was homemade. Don’t miss our other easy pie recipes.

Super Easy Chocolate Fudge Pie Recipe

I call it Mouth Watering and Super Easy Fudge Pie Recipe because most of the hard work happens in the microwave. Then you just plop your pie, I used a pre-made crust, in the oven to finish it off.

What is a fudge pie?

The best way to describe this fudge pie has a gooey chocolate center and a crusty chocolate top like a brownie.

This simple recipe for fudge pie takes very little effort nor multiple ingredients involed.

evaporated milk
package semisweet chocolate morsels
butter
sugar
all-purpose flour
large eggs
vanilla extract
kosher salt
chopped pecans (optional)
9-inch frozen unbaked pie crust shell or homemade in a pie pla

What kind of crust should I use for a Fudge pie?

You can always make your own pie crust recipe too. It probably took a total of 10 minutes to make this pie myself and someone on any cooking level can be successful.

Check out our Texas Sheet Cake Recipe if you are looking to serve a chocolate dessert to feed a crowd.

MAKE TWO chocolate fudge pies, since a typical can of milk is enough for two pies.

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I made this a few hours before dinner, and although it says to cool 10 minutes before eating, it was still slightly warm and very decadent.

We also loved it the next day at room temperature. I think I liked it a little cooler when the ice cream did not just meltdown over the pie completely.

Would you like fudge pie recipe this with or without nuts? What flavor of ice cream would you serve?

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Mouth Watering and Super Chocolate Fudge Pie Southern Living

Fudge Pie Recipe

Yield: 8 slices

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Fudge Pie Recipe is a rich chocolate pie in a store bought pie crust. Eat this chocolate fudge pie a la mode

Ingredients

2/3 cup evaporated milk -we had non fat in the house
1/2 12-oz. package semisweet chocolate morsels
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 9-inch frozen unbaked pie crust shell or homemade in a pie plate
Ice cream, we served vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Microwave first 3 ingredients in a large microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until melted and smooth, whisking at 30-second intervals.
2. Whisk sugar and flour into chocolate mixture. Add eggs, 1 at a time, whisking just until blended after each addition. (you can whisk the eggs slightly before adding to the chocolate mixture) Whisk in vanilla and salt. Stir in pecans. Pour mixture into pie shell.
3. Bake at 375° for 35 to 40 minutes or until set. Cool 10 minutes before serving. Serve with ice cream.

Notes

Adapted from Southern Living Magazine

FAQs

Can you put warm pie filling in a pie crust? ›

Then bake and cool before adding the filling. --Never pour a hot filling into a hot or cold pie shell. Both must be cooled.

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How to serve fudge? ›

Cold Fudge: Traditionally, fudge is served at room temperature or slightly chilled. This makes its texture firm yet creamy, making it easy to cut and bite into. The flavours are also more pronounced when fudge is eaten cold or at room temperature, as chilling can concentrate the sweetness and richness.

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How long to put a pie in a pie warmer? ›

Approximate times for products to reach the desired serving temperature when thawed foods are placed in a pre-heated unit at 90°C are as follows.

Meat Pies: 35-45 mins.
Sausage Rolls: 20 mins.
Party Pies: 15 mins.
Pasties/Pockets: 15-20 mins.

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Do you have to wait for pie crust to cool before adding filling? ›

If you're making a no-bake pie, let the baked crust cool completely before adding the filling unless your pie recipe states otherwise. For pies that will go back in the oven, like quiche or pumpkin pie, the crust can still be warm when you add the filling.

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How do you serve hot fudge at a party? ›

Hot fudge sauce is served hot because as it cools it becomes very thick, fudgey and un-pourable. If you're serving this hot fudge sauce over ice cream, the hot sauce will melt some of your ice cream, and the cold ice cream will make the some of the sauce even more thick and fudgy – making the perfect combo!

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Do you refrigerate fudge or leave it out? ›

Fudge is best stored at room temperature for 2 to 3 weeks wrapped up in its original wax paper. NEVER REFRIGERATE your fudge as this will draw out the moisture and leave you with dry, crumbly fudge.

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What is the secret to good fudge? ›

You have to control two temperatures to make successful fudge: the cooking temperature AND the temperature at which the mixture cools before stirring to make it crystallize. Confectionery experiments have shown that the ideal cooking temperature for fudge is around 114 to 115 °C (237 to 239 °F).

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Does a pie filling need to be cool before adding the pastry? ›

Fill it up

When it's time to add the fillings, make sure they're cool before you add them to the pastry – room temperature at a minimum.

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Does pie filling have to cool before baking? ›

Yes. Cooling is crucial for thickeners like flour, cornstarch, and even the natural pectin found in the fruit to work their magic. The thickeners were activated in the oven, but the pie filling gels further with cooling.

What is one thing you should not do when making pie crust? ›

A: First, don't just reach for more flour—too much extra flour will make the crust tough, and won't treat the real problem, which is that your butter is too soft. I recently read in Weller's cookbook A Good Bake that it should take no more than one to two minutes to roll out a pie crust.

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Can you put hot filling into puff pastry? ›

Puff Pastry fillings should be at room temperature. If they're hot, they can begin to melt the pastry layers, which will affect the pastry's ability to rise and puff.