Hot Fudge Pie is the recipe that Teresa makes every time she wants to create the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely indulgent individual chocolate dessert that delivers the most satisfyingly gooey and the most properly fudgy individual center through the most brilliantly simple recipe of only the most basic pantry ingredients — butter, sugar, cocoa, flour, eggs, vanilla, and milk — assembled in the most effortless one-bowl technique and poured into either a store-bought pie crust or a simple pressed butter cookie crust for the most dramatic and the most completely extraordinary individual warm chocolate pie experience that sits somewhere between the most beloved brownie and the most deeply indulgent molten chocolate cake in the most beautifully individual and the most perfectly served-warm individual pie format.
The most essential gooey center is the most specifically intended and the most single most distinguishing characteristic of this recipe — pulling from the oven when the center is still the most gloriously underdone is not a mistake but the most absolutely correct and the most intentionally perfect technique.
Hot Fudge Pie is the most easy and deeply extraordinary 45-minute gooey brownie-like warm chocolate pie made by melting butter whisking in cocoa sugar eggs vanilla and flour pouring into pie crust baking at 350°F for 30 to 35 minutes until edges set and center gooey serving warm with vanilla ice cream. Come follow us on Pinterest where we share beautiful pie recipes and easy dessert favorites from our kitchen every single week.
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Why You Will Love This Hot Fudge Pie Recipe
This Hot Fudge Pie recipe is the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely irresistible warm individual chocolate dessert that delivers the most satisfyingly gooey and the most properly fudgy individual center through the most brilliantly simple one-bowl technique that requires no stand mixer, no creaming, no double boiler, and only the most basic pantry chocolate ingredients — making this the most perfectly accessible and the most completely foolproof individual deeply chocolatey warm pie for any baker at any skill level.
The most critical and the most completely essential technique is intentionally underbaking the pie to the most specifically gooey individual center result that is the most defining characteristic of a properly made Hot Fudge Pie. The edges should appear the most set while the center remains the most gloriously liquid-like — this most gooey individual center firmed slightly by serving time creates the most perfectly indulgent individual warm pie experience. Our Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake makes a beautifully equally gooey-centered and equally chocolate-indulgent companion for a complete and wonderful chocolate dessert collection.
Ingredients Needed for This Hot Fudge Pie Recipe
- ½ cup (1 stick) Unsalted Butter
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- ⅓ cup Unsweetened Natural Cocoa Powder
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup All-Purpose Flour
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ cup Whole Milk
- 1 unbaked or pre-baked 9-inch Pie Crust (store-bought or homemade)
How to Make This Hot Fudge Pie Recipe
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat or in a large microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals. Allow to cool slightly.
Whisk the granulated sugar and cocoa powder into the most warm melted butter until the most completely combined. Add the eggs and vanilla extract, whisking until the most smooth. Stir in the flour and salt until just incorporated. Add the milk and whisk until the most completely smooth batter forms, cara mia.
Pour the chocolate filling into the unbaked pie crust. The filling will be the most beautifully thin — this is the most correct individual consistency.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the edges and outer portion of the pie are the most set but the center still appears the most gloriously jiggly and the most liquid-like when the pan is gently shaken. Do not overbake — the gooey center is the most defining and the most specifically intended result.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing — this brief rest allows the most slight additional firming of the individual center while maintaining the most gloriously warm and the most gooey individual texture.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
How to Serve This Hot Fudge Pie Recipe
Serve warm from the oven within 15 minutes of the most proper cooling period for the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely indulgent warm hot fudge pie experience when the most gooey chocolate center is at its most gloriously fudgy and the most properly warm individual temperature. The most cold and the most creamy vanilla ice cream placed directly on each warm individual slice creates the most perfectly extraordinary temperature contrast.
For the most completely extraordinary individual presentation, drizzle additional warm hot fudge sauce over the ice cream atop each individual warm slice for the most beautifully indulgent and the most properly themed individual hot fudge pie dessert experience. Our Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie makes a beautifully equally deeply chocolate and equally warm-dessert companion for a complete and wonderful rich chocolate pie collection.
How to Store This Hot Fudge Pie Recipe
Store covered at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerate for up to 4 days. Reheat individual slices in the microwave for 15 to 20 seconds to restore the most properly warm and the most properly gooey individual center texture. The pie can be frozen — wrap tightly in plastic then foil and freeze for up to 2 months — thaw overnight in the refrigerator and warm briefly before serving.
Tips to Make This Hot Fudge Pie Recipe
Monitor the baking time the most carefully in the last 5 minutes of baking — the difference between the most gloriously gooey individual center and the most overbaked individual result is only 3 to 4 minutes in the oven. The center should appear the most dramatically underbaked and the most liquid-like when the pan is shaken. It will the most significantly firm during the 10-minute cooling period.
Use natural unsweetened cocoa powder rather than Dutch-processed cocoa for the most properly bright and the most naturally chocolate-forward individual flavor. Dutch-processed cocoa produces a the most slightly different individual chemical interaction with the baking chemistry of this recipe and can affect the final individual texture.
Helpful Notes for This Hot Fudge Pie Recipe
A store-bought refrigerated pie crust works the most beautifully for this recipe — press it into a 9-inch pie dish and pour the hot fudge filling over the unbaked crust directly for the most effortlessly convenient individual result. A pre-baked individual crust also works well — reduce the baking time to 25 to 28 minutes.
This recipe doubles most beautifully for two simultaneous individual pies — one to serve warm and one to refrigerate for the next day when the individual texture transforms into the most dense and the most fudgy individual brownie-like cold pie that is equally extraordinary in its own completely different way.
Variation of This Hot Fudge Pie Recipe
Maria made a version folding half a cup of chopped pecans through the filling before pouring into the crust for the most completely extraordinary and the most warmly nutty individual pecan hot fudge pie. Teresa tried adding half a teaspoon of espresso powder to the cocoa and sugar mixture for the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply intensified individual mocha hot fudge pie.
For a mint hot fudge version, substitute the vanilla extract with half a teaspoon of pure peppermint extract for the most completely extraordinary and the most refreshingly cool individual mint chocolate hot fudge pie. Our Chocolate Ooey Gooey Cake makes a beautifully equally gooey-chocolate and equally irresistibly warm companion for a complete and wonderful gooey chocolate dessert collection.
FAQs About This Hot Fudge Pie Recipe
Why is the center supposed to be gooey?
The most gooey individual center is the most single most defining and the most specifically intentional characteristic of a properly made Hot Fudge Pie — it is not a baking error but the most deliberately achieved individual result that creates the most indulgent fudge-like individual center that most closely resembles the most perfectly made individual warm brownie center. Overbaking the pie until the center is the most completely set produces the most dry and the most overbaked individual result that lacks the most essential gooey character.
Can I use a graham cracker crust instead of a pie crust?
Yes. A graham cracker crust — pressed into the pie dish with the most firm base — works most effectively and produces the most beautifully complementary sweet and the most subtly buttery individual crust character that contrasts the most richly chocolatey filling in the most extraordinary way. The individual graham cracker crust may soften slightly from the most liquid hot fudge filling during baking, but the finished individual result is genuinely extraordinary.
How do I know the pie is properly baked?
The most properly baked Hot Fudge Pie has edges that appear the most completely set and the most visibly firm while the center — approximately the inner two to three inches — still appears the most liquid-like and the most dramatically jiggly when the pie dish is carefully and the most gently shaken. The center will continue setting during the 10-minute cooling period to reach the most perfectly gooey and the most properly warm individual finished texture.
Conclusion
This Hot Fudge Pie is the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely indulgent gooey warm chocolate pie that makes every dessert occasion feel genuinely and completely special through the most rich brownie-like chocolate butter cocoa filling and the most gloriously gooey center and the most essential warm vanilla ice cream pairing in every single warm and completely irresistible hot fudge pie slice.
We hope it brings the same deeply joyful gooey warm chocolate pie indulgence and the same completely delighted table to your kitchen that it has always brought to ours. Make it, share it, and come back to tell us all about it. With all our love, Maria, Lucia, and Teresa
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Hot Fudge Pie The Most Easy Gooey Fudgy Brownie Like Chocolate Butter Cocoa Sugar Vanilla Egg Warm Pie You Will Bake
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
The most extraordinary gooey Hot Fudge Pie made by preheating oven to 350°F melting 1/2 cup butter cooling slightly whisking in 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup cocoa until combined adding 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla whisking smooth stirring in 1/2 cup flour and 1/4 tsp salt until just incorporated adding 1/4 cup milk whisking smooth pouring into 9-inch unbaked pie crust baking 30 to 35 minutes until edges set and center still gloriously jiggly and liquid-like when pan gently shaken do not overbake cooling 10 to 15 minutes before slicing and serving warm with vanilla ice cream. Center will be gooey. This is correct and intentional. A completely perfect gooey fudgy warm brownie-like hot fudge pie recipe.
Ingredients
1/2 cup 1 stick Unsalted Butter
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1/3 cup Unsweetened Natural Cocoa Powder
2 large Eggs
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 cup Whole Milk
1 unbaked 9-inch Pie Crust store-bought or homemade
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C.
2. Melt butter over low heat or microwave. Cool slightly.
3. Whisk sugar and cocoa into warm melted butter until combined.
4. Add eggs and vanilla. Whisk smooth.
5. Stir in flour and salt until just incorporated.
6. Add milk. Whisk until smooth.
7. Pour filling into unbaked 9-inch pie crust.
8. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until edges set and center still gloriously jiggly when gently shaken. Do not overbake.
9. Cool 10 to 15 minutes. Slice and serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Pie, Chocolate
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American, Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 385
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
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