Food and Recipes Desserts Pies Turtle Chess Pie Be the first to rate & review! Top off a chocolaty chess pie with a salted caramel-pecan mixture to pay tribute to turtle candies. By Alana Al-Hatlani Alana Al-Hatlani Alana Al-Hatlani is an Assistant Food Editor at Southern Living. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on November 8, 2024 Save Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: Greg DuPree; Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling; Prop Stylist: Missie Neville Crawford Active Time: 15 mins Cool Time: 1 hr 30 mins Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Yield: 1 (9-inch) pie Caramel, chocolate, and pecans are never a bad combination, especially when it comes to pie. Although a classic chocolate chess pie is delicious on its own, you can easily impress guests with this turtle candy inspired version. It has a two-ingredient, stir-together topping that while effortless, makes it feel a little extra special. As for the filling, it's a flexible formula; we leave it up to you as to whether you use flour or cornmeal for the binder. Both will work, but the latter adds a bit more texture. Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup packed light brown sugar 3 large eggs, at room temperature 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 tsp. kosher salt 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour or fine yellow cornmeal 1 frozen piecrust (such as Marie Callender’s), parbaked according to pkg. instructions 6 Tbsp. jarred salted caramel sauce 4 Tbsp. pecan pieces Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt butter and chocolate chips in a large microwavable bowl on HIGH in 30-second intervals, stopping to stir between each, about 1 minute total. Whisk brown sugar into chocolate mixture. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time, until fully incorporated. Stir whipping cream, orange zest, and salt into chocolate mixture. Sift in cocoa and flour (or cornmeal, if you prefer a little more texture); whisk just until combined. Pour mixture into parbaked piecrust; bake in preheated oven until center is puffed but still jiggles slightly, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing, about 1 hour, 30 minutes. Stir together salted caramel sauce and pecan pieces in a small bowl. Spoon over pie just before serving. Rate It Print