Nana's Delicious Chocolate Buttermilk Pie Recipe
You can never have enough pie. Seriously, it is one of the most decadent, crunchy, and creamy custard-like bliss for sure. It is an ideal choice for tea parties, dessert, and even for snacking. You might have eaten or baked a lot of chocolate pies, but Chocolate Buttermilk pie is an amazing spin-off on traditional ones.
Ingredients
Pie Filling
- 1 premade deep dish pie shell 9"
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup Dark hershey cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3 eggs large
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice fresh is best if possible
- 1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate Ganache ingredients
- 1 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- Fresh Chocolate whipped cream for garnish Find a great recipe here: https://www.simplejoy.com/homemade-chocolate-whipped-cream/
Instructions
Filling Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl till creamy.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, salt, and eggs. Beat till smooth. Add buttermilk, lemon juice, and vanilla and blend well. (Mixture may appear curdled.)
- Pour filling into a 9" pie crust. I like to use a deep dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes
- Allow to cool completely on the counter.
- Place into the fridge overnight.
Chocolate Ganache Instructions
- Using a small pot, bring the heavy cream to a boil.
- Pour over the chocolate chips in a medium bowl and let sit for 1 minute.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Spread evenly onto the top of the buttermilk pie.
- Pipe dollops of the whipped cream onto the edge of the pie.
- Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.
- Chill for an hour before enjoying it!
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 495kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 6gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 339mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 2gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 725IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 2mg
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