17 Dreamy Chocolate Pie Recipes We're Drooling Over

By Southern Living Editors
April 11, 2017
Credit: Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

If you love chocolate desserts, these pie recipes will have you drooling all the way to the grocery store. Whether you opt for store-bought piecrust or a homemade version is completely up to you; but let’s be honest, it’s all about the filling at the end of the day. If you’re a purist, check out our quintessential fudge pie that is as easy as it is utterly delicious. For a little salty crunch, a chocolate pecan pie infused with salted caramel will do the trick. When summer has arrived and the thermostat reaches new heights, you’ll find our chocolate-drizzled no-bake peanut butter pie is just the refreshing ticket you’re looking for. 

Serve one of these 17 crowd-pleasing chocolate pie recipes with a cold glass of milk and you’ll have a dessert that your friends and family rave about and request for years to come.

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Fudge Pie

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Recipe: Fudge Pie

This classic filling couldn’t be easier to whip together. Simply melt the chocolate in the microwave; then whisk in sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, and salt. Stir in pecans and pour into a frozen unbaked piecrust—presto! 

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Chocolate Silk Pie

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Recipe: Chocolate Silk Pie

This vintage cocoa-flavored pie gets its signature satiny, mousse-like texture without the addition of gelatin—and the recipe is simple enough to whip up on any night sans fuss. 

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Double-Chocolate Pecan Pie

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Recipe: Double-Chocolate Pecan Pie

Chocolate and pecans taste so good together that we doubled-down on the indulgence by combining a dark chocolate piecrust (made with cocoa powder), sticky chocolate-pecan filling, and extra chocolate drizzle for good measure. 

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Chocolate Pudding Pie

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Recipe: Chocolate Pudding Pie

You can expect a homemade pudding filling that firms slightly in the fridge to create a beautifully sliceable pie that tastes unmistakably like decadent chocolate pudding. Get ready to serve seconds. 

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Mini Chocolate Chess Tarts

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Recipe: Mini Chocolate Chess Tarts

These tiny treasures are topped with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa.

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Salted Caramel-Chocolate Pecan Pie

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Recipe: Salted Caramel-Chocolate Pecan Pie

We went a little overboard arranging the pecans on the top of this pie, but any pattern (or none at all) will taste just as delicious.

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Rebecca's Black Bottom Icebox Pie

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Recipe: Rebecca's Black Bottom Icebox Pie

We’re calling this one of our best-ever chocolate pies, especially on a hot Southern day. You be the judge.

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Kentucky Bourbon Pie

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Recipe: Kentucky Bourbon Pie

A combination of chocolate, bourbon, and pecans has earned this pretty pie a spot as one of the South’s most beloved desserts. Prepare for rave reviews at the family holiday gathering. 

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Chocolate-Oatmeal Pie

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Recipe: Chocolate-Oatmeal Pie

In this standout recipe, toasted oats add a welcome touch of cozy warmth and nutty crunchiness to traditional fudge pie. 

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Over the Moon Chocolate Pie

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Recipe: Over the Moon Chocolate Pie

Imagine a cross between a traditional pie and a MoonPie. That's what you get with this recipe that features layers of graham cracker crust, Tennessee whiskey-chocolate filling, and marshmallowy meringue. 

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German Chocolate-Pecan Pie

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Recipe: German Chocolate-Pecan Pie

German chocolate cake as a pie...with pecans? Yes, please!

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Chocolate-Key Lime Cupcake Pies

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Recipe: Chocolate-Key Lime Cupcake Pies

This cupcake version of a chocolate-covered key lime pie is pretty much always game to be included on a shower spread or cookout table. 

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No-Bake Peanut Butter-Fudge Ice-Cream Pie

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Recipe: No-Bake Peanut Butter-Fudge Ice-Cream Pie

You won't find a slice of pie that'll cool you down in a more delicious fashion, with a tasty combination of peanut butter, ice cream, hot fudge, and roasted peanuts.

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Ashley Greene's Derby Pie

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Recipe: Ashley Greene's Derby Pie

A chocolate-pecan pie is something we will never turn down, especially a simple rendition like this that you can have ready to pop in the oven in just minutes. 

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Chocolate-Bourbon Pecan Pie

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Recipe: Chocolate-Bourbon Pecan Pie

A big handful of chocolate and a kick of whiskey can take any pecan pie to the next level.

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The Ultimate Chocolate Pie

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Recipe: The Ultimate Chocolate Pie

This layered pie starts with a chocolate wafer cookie crust. Next, a creamy chocolate filling makes a decadent base for light and fluffy mousse. Top it all off with chocolate whipped cream for a decadent finish.

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Mississippi Mud S'Mores-Fudge Pie

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Recipe: Mississippi Mud S'Mores-Fudge Pie

This pie isn’t for the lighthearted. Gooey marshmallows are just the beginning of the indulgence.

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