Chess Pie

16 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 50 min
Ready In: 1 hr 5 min

“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.” - by T. Knecht

Ingredients

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

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

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

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
460 cal
23%

Fat
22.1 g
34%

Carbs
62 g
20%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (16)

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SAMOORE112

Mar. 29, 2003

"I found that when I followed the directions, the pie wasn't set in the center so I had to return it to the oven. Might want to increase the bake time. Would also suggest that you cover with foil so ..." See morethe top won't brown too much."

FRANK BINGHAM

Apr. 11, 2003

"This may be a good pie, but, when I cooked it and let cool, the center was juicy, returned to oven cooked another hour and top turned hard and dark brown, center was still soft. Something is still ver..." See morey wrong with the time or temp...."

JustJudie

Jan. 20, 2005

"Excellent recipe. I never had chess pie before, but found out I sure do love it!! Everyone who had some did too. Had no problem with it....just followed the recipe exactly and it was great...." See more"

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