Best Black Walnut Chess Pie Recipes

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CHESS PIE



Chess Pie image

This is a very old Southern recipe. It's a very sweet, rich pie which cannot be described as anything but marvelous. This is not my personal recipe but was passed to me by my grandmother and from her grandmother and so on and so forth.

Provided by T. Knecht

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Vintage Pie Recipes     Chess Pie Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

½ cup butter
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 tablespoon cornmeal
¼ cup evaporated milk
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • In a large bowl, mix the butter, sugar and vanilla together. Mix in the eggs, then stir in the cornmeal, evaporated milk and vinegar until smooth.
  • Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 40 minutes. Let cool. Cut and top servings with whipped cream. You will think you have died and gone to heaven.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 460.3 calories, Carbohydrate 62 g, Cholesterol 125.8 mg, Fat 22.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 242.3 mg, Sugar 51.1 g

BASIC BLACK WALNUT PIE



Basic Black Walnut Pie image

Black walnuts are abundant here in the Ozarks. My aunt gave me this walnut pie and I think it's one of the best pies I've ever tasted. -Helen Holbrook, De Soto, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h20m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup chopped black walnuts

Steps:

  • Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and flour. Sprinkle into the pastry shell; set aside. , In a small saucepan, bring the corn syrup, brown sugar and remaining sugar just to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Let cool for 3 minutes. , Gradually stir eggs into hot mixture. Add walnuts and mix well. Pour into pastry shell. Bake at 325° for 55-60 minutes or until top is browned.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 506 calories, Fat 22g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 96mg cholesterol, Sodium 222mg sodium, Carbohydrate 75g carbohydrate (49g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

BLACK WALNUT CHESS PIE



Black Walnut Chess Pie image

remembering black walnut tree in my back yard as a young girl, and finding this recipe goes hsnd in hand. Family Circle cookbooks have every type recipe you can think of. I still purchase their magazine every once in a while. Hope this recipe sparks a memory or two for you.

Provided by gaynel mohler

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 unbaked pie shell, 7 1/2"
1 stick butter, softened
1 c sugar
3 Tbsp flour
1/8 tsp salt
3 egg yolks
2/3 c evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c chopped black walnuts

Steps:

  • 1. preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • 2. In medium sized bowl, beat butter and sugar until well mixed.
  • 3. add flour salt ,egg yolks and evaporated milk, beat with mixer on low until well mixed.
  • 4. Stir in vanilla and walnuts pour into unbaked shell
  • 5. Bake on lower shelf of oven for 45 minutes, or until center is almost set but still soft
  • 6. Cool thoroughly on wire rack

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