Amazing Chocolate Chess Pie Recipe 

I’m eloping this weekend and I think I might make this for my wedding day!

chess pie is called that way because Albert Wallawickingham (1856-1912), journalist for a cooking magazine, was coming back home from buying a set of chess pieces when he stumbled upon a lady right outside her house selling chocolate pies, Albert was intrigued by such pies but didn't have any money on him. Yet the pies looked so good he offered the lady to trade his new chess set for a pie. the woman accepted and albert fell in love with the flavor. he then asked the lady for the recipe and published it in his magazine as "chess pie", where it stands as the first historical record of said recipe with this name.

I love when people teaching others something include their mistakes or when they run into something unplanned. You weren’t going to sift the cocoa powder, but there were a lot of hard lumps. So you stopped, shifted gears and sifted it. You whisked and things got a lil messy. You warned us to take it easy on the whisking. So often we see picture perfect/edited/unrealistic demonstrations that can leave a person feeling inadequate when they attempt something themselves. Thanks for keeping it real!

I love this channel! John and his mannerisms are super adorable.

In the 1980s, I made several kinds of Chess Pie. Lemon, chocolate, brown sugar, and orange were our favorites!! 🎉

Chocolate 🍫 is my love language. ❤😋

My great grandma called her refrigerator a chest,maybe that’s what it stands for. I have never really thought about it. I made your strawberry pie today for my parents. They loved it. Thanks for sharing.

This is the third year I’ve made this for my boyfriend for his birthday.. we love your recipe ❤️

This pie reminded me of Minnie’s pie from the movie The Help 😄 Hilly: what do you put in this that makes it tastes so good? Minnie: that good vanilla from Mexico…and we know the rest 😅

you never fail to make amazing food!!! You are the only person i watch for recipes.. You are a fresh breathe of air and have a beautiful family 😊

As an actual southerner, I’ve never made a chess pie that didn’t have at least a couple of tablespoons of flour in the filling. My go-to pie for all occasions is a coconut chess pie; everyone who tries it says it’s the best pie they’ve had in years. The funny thing about the coconut chess pie is that my mother used to make it all the time when I was little, back in the early 1970s. I didn’t think about it for years and years, but about a decade ago I had a memory of it so I asked my mother for the recipe. I made it and it was just as delicious as I remembered. I asked my mother where she had gotten the recipe, and she said she remembered it as having been in an old church group’s cookbook from the 1960s. She had written it down and put it in her notebook of recipes, so she hadn’t looked at the cookbook for probably 50 years. That Thanksgiving, I wanted to see if I could find a clue as to the origin of the recipe. My mother and I dug through a cabinet full of old cookbooks. We finally found the cookbook and we turned to the recipe. It was attributed to my mother! She had no memory of having submitted the recipe; she thought she’d gotten it from the cookbook. Needless to say, we never did figure out where she got the recipe. Now I make that pie for every family gathering, along with making my great-grandmother’s "brown-top" apple pie. I might have to throw a chocolate chess pie into the mix, although I’ll probably go with my whole-milk-plus-flour version rather than using evaporated milk. The flour just gives a chess pie its distinctive texture. It’s not supposed to be a cream/custard pie…

You have no idea how much I appreciate you including metric measurements!

Looks absolutely scrumptious!

Very nice recipie John! They looks amazing! I just love the dessert! Pie crust and chocolate! For is dreamy! Thanks John for these amazing recipie! Have a nice day! 👍👏🍫🍫🍫💯💯

I followed your chocolate ganache recipe.. it was perfect.. I make miniature cakes and ganache working perfectly on my tiny cakes🥰🥰

It looks so delicious! I’m watching you with my son and he is very enthusiastic 🤩 ❤

Thank you for this womderful chocolate chess pie recipe. Im trying this this weekend

Wow! How delicious is that! Amazing pie and not too difficult to make!

Well, thank you for this! I've never seen anyone tuck the crust before fluting before. This makes perfect sense to me. I am looking forward to trying this pie recipe!! Much appreciation. xo

I don't bake but your videos are so calming...I don't miss an upload. Lol❤❤❤❤

Oooooooh I have homemade pie dough in the freezer from making quiche last week, I am totally making this for my kids this week. Thank you John :)

You are so funny you just make my day I just love watching you thank you so much

Looks delicious! Can't wait to try.😋

Looks delicious! I’ll have to add it to my list of desserts to make

EXCELLENT John thank you so much bless to you nd your family much appreciated

This looks like my sort of dessert! Could you do a video on Black Bottom Pie? I understand it is a USA speciality! Thank you for the video!

This looks so good and delicious! Thank you for the recipe!

Odd to see a recipe I'm already very familiar with. A true southern classic at all my family gatherings

Your pie looks delicious! I always enjoy your recipes. You are so smart and entertaining!

This looks so delicious

It looks DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! How cannot give it a try???

This looks incredible!

This looks amazing

This was an absolute hit this last Holiday season!

I LOVE to see unedited( mistakes) ooops!! Makes your videos even better!! We aren’t perfect ❤

Yum looks so delicious I love a pie ❤you’re a happy chef John😂

I will be making this ASAP!

Perfect ❤

Yes! Thanks so much!

Very nice 🎉 and looks so yummy.

I am going to try this, thank you ❤

I love your stove.

Love this pie and you are amazing

That crust is beatiful

Perfection 👍🏻👍🏻

Looks amazing!👍

Will be making this

Amazing❤ you're my favorite english youtuber!🎉 I see you from Argentina 🇦🇷

That looks sooooo good

Really amazing, delicious n yummy. 😋😋.

oh god that's so delicious😋🤤🍫💕💕

Great video John😊😊

I used to work at a bakery here in NC. It's called a "Chess Pie" because back in the old days, pies were kept in pie safes........chests. And yes, southern accent, Chess Pie. There are several different flavors as well.

Try lemon chess pie one of these times. It’s delicious! Thanks for this recipe, looks yummy ! 😊

I just made a gluten free version of this for dessert tonight and oh my god amazing! Thanks for Canada 🇨🇦

"You did an excellent job! I love how you taught us to do the crust better the homemade kind! It sure looks delicious!"

Omg that looks DELICIOUS.

Your southern accent was charming.🤣 My grandmother made a coconut chess pie. I have to try this.

adding chocolate chips or chunks is really yum in a Chess pie.

Sweet move transferring the dough to the rolling pin!!!

Gracias por la receta

I Love to watch your videos.. Perfect one❤

It looks so good , i m from Belgium and i love the Belgium chocolat , for me the best , i will try bake your pie 😊

Your recipes never a flop.

Nice recipe

Bravo 👍

Love that southern accent - thanks for another great recipe 😂😂 😂

OMG ❤ this

This is what I found: Some folklore: One explanation suggests that the word is chest, pronounced with a drawl and used to describe these pies baked with so much sugar they could be stored in a pie chest rather than refrigerated. Another story is about the plantation cook who was asked what she was baking that smelled so great - “Jes pie was her answer.”

"It's Just Pie" is how the name started. That's what I was told growing up in Nashville in the early 70s. There's a long story that goes along with that, but I'll refrain. We have this for every holiday in our home. I just passed my recipe on to my daughter and one of my sons.

I am caffeine-sensitive and have been wondering why there is no such thing as decaffeinated espresso powder. You can find decaffeinated espresso.

My favorite pie, had to stop and check it out

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Much love&energy to you!

Chocolate playlist? I’m there!

I made one yesterday aha that's crazy

Waoo amazing recipe... Ur recipes are awesome 👍👍👍

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For the record, people who don't drink coffee will taste the espresso powder and they won't like it

I understand the name Chess Pie came from it having the consistency of a soft cheese. But that's as odd as the descriptions you used. Also, whenever I use powdered spices, like cocoa or cinnamon that don't like mixing with fluids, I blend it with the granulated sugar, makes mixing easier.

DECADENT! Looks too delicious!

Yummy ❤

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Perfect for a chocolate lover like me 😋 I plan to make you banana cream pie soon too!

PERFECT and DELICIOUS‼️ 😋😋😋

Yuuuuuummmmmmm 🤗😉

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Thank you John for another beautiful and delicious recipe! I love your videos! I was wondering, what would happen if you use 2 eggs instead of 4? I’ve seen variations using 2 and was curious to know how that would be different.

Love you and your recipes! Thank you for having this wonderful channel! Love the cookbook too! I was wondering if you have ever made a chocolate mousse cake. I had a store bought one the other day that someone gave me for my birthday and now I am obsessed and want to make one at home but I can not find a decent recipe any where. Please help! 😁😁😂😂💕💕

He is whipping the heck out of that pie filling. 😂

Hello John

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Considering the amount of grown adults in the south who think that a chest of drawers is called “Chester drawers”, the southern accent explanation isn’t that far fetched. 😅

The pie was unnamed, but it was described as a variation of cheesecake. They say you can make a cheesecake without the cheese curd! Since then, the word "cheese" in the name was simplified to "chess," therefore making Chess Pie.

The first time I ordered chess pie I was so sad it wasn’t cross hatched like a chess board. But it was delicious 😊

I seem to remember reading somewhere that it's called 'chess pie' because waaaaaay back when a curd was called a cheese (regardless of how much dairy was in it) and that's what you make with the eggs and butter here. Running the pronunciation together turned it into 'chess' or instead of 'cheese' pie. and so there were many forms of this... lemon chess pie, chocolate chess, etc. Buttermilk pie and pecan pie are also forms of this.

Every time I see a chocolate pie I think of the move “the help” great movie highly recommend

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Yes!!!!!!!!!!!