You can now enjoy the best easy chocolate cream pie recipe when you make our chocolate pie! It is delightfully creamy, light, fluffy, and definitely plenty chocolatey.
For the perfect Thanksgiving pie recipe, give this easy chocolate cream pie recipe a try! It is truly one of the easiest things you will make to serve this holiday season.
Plus it will serve as a great chocolate cream pie for those that are not lovers of fruit pies. I always like to have options when hosting and this easy pie recipe is always on the menu.
Since it only takes about an hour and a half to finish making, this is a great recipe to whip up the same day of a get-together, especially if you are in a pinch. What is nice is you can make this recipe as fancy or basic as you want based on how you want to top it off.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Chocolate Cream Pie, you will need the following ingredients:
- Premade pie crust
- Instant chocolate pudding mix
- Heavy whipping cream
- Milk
- Cool whip topping
- Chocolate shavings
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How To Make Chocolate Cream Pie
- Prepare pie crust as directed on package. Let cool for at least 15 minutes (or cool completely).
- In a large bowl, combine pudding mixes, heavy whipping cream, and milk. Beat for 2 minutes using a wire whisk.
- Pour pudding mix into cooled pie crust.
- Place in the fridge for at least 1 hour or until pudding is set.
- Spread Cool Whip on top before serving and garnish with chocolate shavings.
- Store leftovers in fridge.
Storage Instructions
Fridge: Allow the pie to come down to room temperature (covering the pie when it’s still warm will cause condensation and a soggy crust). Cover the pie with plastic wrap and then aluminum foil on top and store it in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Frequently Asked Questions about Chocolate Cream Pie
You will most definitely want to refrigerate this chocolate pie recipe. Since it is largely dairy based it will need to be kept at 41℉ or less so that it does not go bad.
The best way to keep this pie from being runny is making sure to keep it refrigerated. Also we definitely suggest eating this pie the same day for the texture to be the best.
You can also wait to add the cool whip topping and chocolate shaving until right before you are ready to serve the pie.
Since it is probably unlikely that you keep chocolate shavings in your kitchen you will probably try to make your own, I definitely do! A vegetable peeler works great to make chocolate shavings.
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- Raspberry Pretzel Jello Salad Dessert Recipe
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- Pumpkin Sheet Cake Recipe
- 3 Ingredient M&M Fudge Recipe
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Chocolate Cream Pie
Ingredients
- 1 10 ounce pre-made pie crust, (either 9 or 10” pie crust)
- 2 packages Instant Chocolate Pudding and Pie Filling Mix, (3.4 ounces each)
- 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
- ¾ cup cold milk
- 1 cup cool whip, (frozen whipped topping), thawed
- Chocolate Shavings, (optional topping, see note)
Instructions
- Prepare pie crust as directed on package. Let cool for at least 15 minutes (or cool completely).
- In a large bowl, combine pudding mixes, heavy whipping cream, and milk. Beat for 2 minutes using a wire whisk.
- Pour pudding mix into cooled pie crust.
- Place in the fridge for at least 1 hour or until pudding is set.
- Spread Cool Whip on top before serving and garnish with chocolate shavings.
- Store leftovers in fridge.
Notes
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