We’re almost into October and all I can think of is Thanksgiving!
Fall colours, cool wind, crisp air, and the warmth of Thanksgiving in the form of family and friends gathered at the dinner table to share thanks for the bountiful harvest. For Hubby, that also means celebrating with some Chocolate Chess Pie!
Just thinking of Thanksgiving dinner makes me hungry! All of my favourite comfort foods in one meal! Creamy mashed potatoes, sweet potato/candied yams, turkey, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce! I’m drooling!
Gay Lea butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, and other products definitely make everything creamier! Ohhh! Thinking of mashed potatoes with my secret ingredient! Garlic and sour cream to make the mashed potatoes even creamier and more flavourful. Okay, I’m the first to admit I put garlic in most of my cooking. I also use sour cream in a lot of my baking.
Back to Thanksgiving. Hubby’s favourite part of Thanksgiving would likely be the pies!
Pumpkin pie and apple pie are definitely traditional Thanksgiving Day pies, but Chocolate Chess Pie not so much. To be honest, prior to meeting Hubby, I had never even heard of Chocolate Chess Pie. Hubby is convinced it is one of the best creations ever!
It’s rich, decadent, and chocolatey!
- 2 eggs
- 1 sm. can evaporated milk
- 3 tbsp. cocoa
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1½ c. sugar
- 6 tablespoons Gay Lea butter
- 1 unbaked pie crust (your favourite recipe or store-bought/pre-made)
- BE SURE TO MIX AS FOLLOWS:
- Beat eggs.
- Add 1 cup sugar and then add milk. Mix well.
- Mix cocoa with other ½ cup sugar.
- Add to egg mixture and mix well.
- Melt butter and mix with above. Add vanilla.
- Pour in 10 inch deep dish unbaked crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.
Luckily for Hubby, his birthday also falls around the same time as Thanksgiving! He’ll be getting his Chocolate Chess Pie!
What is your favourite Thanksgiving dish?
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Ooo this looks amazing! I’m going to consider making it for christmas!
I made this last weekend and my hubby loved it! It is definitely a keeper recipe here!
Considering that I am most definitely on team CAKE, this pie looks amazing!
My fave is pumpkin pie but turkey & dressing are right up there
My favourite Thanksgiving dish is the turkey and stuffing. I have never been a fan of pumpkin pie, not sure why, because I love all the fall squash. Oh well. But this chocolate chess pie is right up my alley. I have never heard of it before, so I have copied the recipe. It just might be my new favourite. Thanks for sharing!
Mmmm! Stuffing is on my list of faves! Stuffing and cranberry sauce!! Oh, yum!
Yum yum yum, you post such fantastic recipes! Great post Christine!
Ahh! Thank you, JAIMEEM! I think you may be my new favourite person! 😉
I’m not much of a baker myself but I must admit, I want to make one of these right now! Our Thanksgiving family favourite is Turkey! GayLea is a quality brand and product we trust in our home!
Wow that is easy to make, thanks for sharing!
Eldon: My MIL’s recipe is the best. She didn’t give me her recipe, so I improvised. This recipe is certainly easy! It tastes yummy too!
This pie looks so delicious. I will be trying this one.
I don’t know if I will make this…if I do, I might eat the whole thing myself!
LOL! Lee-Ann, my husband would eat the whole thing himself if we let him! It’s his Kryptonite!
I have always wondered what chess pie was! Sounds scrumptious! I am going to have to make this for Thanksgiving dessert this year.
Heidi, I had never heard of Chocolate Chess Pie in my life! It was only until I married a farm boy that I was introduced to this decadent, delicious pie!
My fave is still pumpkin pie but this looks tempting
Suzie, I LOVE pumpkin pie!!!
Sounds delish and easy enough to make too!!!
Looks delicious, time to get some Gay Lea butter!
I am normally not a fan of pies but this looks and sounds amazing. I am a chocolate lover so this pie is totally my kind of pie.
Jenn: Shhh! Don’t tell anyone, but I’m not really a pie person either 😉 This one I love though. My husband is a farm boy, and is all about pie! Cherry pie, blueberry pie, apple pie, pumpkin pie, Chocolate Chess Pie…he doesn’t discriminate. He loves them all.
This sounds really yummy, but then who couldn’t resist chocolate! Thanks for the recipe I am going to have to make it SOON!
I think I need to make this on the weekend, Judy! So good!
I really love all of the food associated with Thanksgiving! This pie looks delish! The favourite thing we make, if I had to choose, would be a flourless chocolate cake that hubby makes every year!
Me too, Anne! Thanksgiving is one of my favourite holidays! THE FOOD!!! Oh, and loved ones! 😉
We love chocolate and I would eat this at Thanksgiving!
Merci, Helene! It’s Hubby’s absolute favourite! His mom makes this (but I don’t have her recipe)! I adapted this one from her recipe — I recreated this by taste.