Best Old Fashioned Chess Pie Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED CHESS PIE

Old-Fashioned Chess Pie image

This recipe dates back many years and has certainly stood the test of time. It's very rich, so small servings might be in order.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 1h25m

Yield 8-10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
6 egg yolks
1 egg
1/3 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 unbaked deep-dish pastry shell (9 inches)
TOPPING:
2 cups sugar, divided
2/3 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup butter, cubed

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and egg. Add cornmeal and flour until well blended. Beat in milk and vanilla (do not over beat). Pour into the pastry shell. , Bake at 325° for 55-65 minutes or until the filling is almost set. Cool on a wire rack. , For topping, heat 1/2 cup sugar in a small heavy saucepan over low heat without stirring until partially melted, about 5 minutes. Cook and stir with a metal spoon until syrup is completely melted and golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in the milk, butter and remaining sugar (mixture will be lumpy). Cook over medium heat, stirring until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat. , Pour into a small bowl without stirring. Cool, without stirring, to 190°. Beat on high speed until mixture turns light brown and creamy and a candy thermometer reads 130°-137°, about 5 minutes. Immediately spread over pie. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 710 calories, Fat 36g fat (19g saturated fat), Cholesterol 226mg cholesterol, Sodium 365mg sodium, Carbohydrate 96g carbohydrate (79g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 5g protein.

MS. ROSETTA'S OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CHESS PIE

Ms. Rosetta's Old-Fashioned Chocolate Chess Pie image

This recipe came from my husband's "nanny". The lady that baby-sat, cleaned house, cooked supper for the family and was just a jewel of a person. She was with the family for 30 years. She had no recipe, this was "outta her head". She was still with the family when we married. I followed her around for days tryng to get...

Provided by Janis McRae

Categories Pies

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar, firmly packed
5 Tbsp cocoa
2 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c cream
3 eggs
1/3 c unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1 9 inch baked pie-shell, do not brown

Steps:

1. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees. Combine sugars, cocoa, flour and salt. Mix well. Blend in cream. Beat in eggs.
2. Add cooled melted buttert and vanill, beating well until smooth. Pour into pre-baked pie shell.
3. Bake until filling is puffed and set, about 45 - 50 minutes. Let cool before cutting.