K&W’s Southern Chocolate Pie

Name: K&W’s Southern Chocolate Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons of cocoa; 3/4 cups of sugar; 5 tablespoons of all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon of salt; 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten; 1 1/2 cups of whole milk; 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla; 1 tablespoon of butter; 1 9-inch frozen pie crust; 1 pint of heavy whipping cream, VERY COLD; ½ cup of powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

13 steps

Prep:20minCook:20min

The K&W Cafeteria is a staple establishment in North Carolina and Virginia, and they serve some of the best Southern food. This is my copycat recipe for their Southern Chocolate Pie.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:29:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories501.4 kcal (25%)

Total Fat34.9 g (50%)

Carbs43.9 g (17%)

Sugars30.8 g (34%)

Protein5.8 g (12%)

Sodium214.4 mg (11%)

Fiber1.1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

4 tablespoonscocoa

¾ cupssugar

5 tablespoonsall-purpose flour

¼ teaspoonsalt

2egg yolks

lightly beaten

1 ½ cupswhole milk

½ teaspoonvanilla

1 tablespoonbutter

1frozen pie crust

9-inch

Homemade Whipped Cream

1 pintheavy whipping cream

VERY COLD

½ cuppowdered sugar

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

Step 2

Using a fork, poke holes in the piecrust with a fork. Place parchment paper of the pie crust and weigh down the parchment paper with pie weights or dried beans.

Step 3

Bake for 15-20 minutes until the pie crust is light brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.

Step 4

In a large saucepan, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, flour, salt, egg yolks, and milk.

Step 5

On medium heat, cook while stirring until the pie filling thickens, about 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 6

Remove the chocolate filling from the heat and stir in the vanilla and butter.

Step 7

Full the pre-baked pie crust with the pie filling.

Step 8

Top with homemade whipped cream and chocolate shavings

Homemade Whipped Cream

Step 9

1. Place the bowl of a standing mixer into the refrigerator to chill for at least 15-30 minutes (or longer).

Step 10

2. Add cold whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the chilled bowl of a standing mixer (or chilled mixing bowl).

Step 11

3. Use the wire whisk attachment to a standing mixer, or a hand-held mixer, and beat the ingredients together, starting on low speed and increasing to high slowly as it begins to firm up.

Step 12

4. Beat for 60-90 seconds until stiff peaks form. Stopping once halfway through to scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Step 13

5. Transfer mixture to a piping tool to pipe whipped cream along the edge of the pie.