Hot Fudge Pie is an old-fashioned dessert recipe that is easy to make and always a huge hit at parties!
I have been baking a lot this week in preparation for my husband’s work holiday party. I was tasked with desserts so there have been a ton of cookies and pies covering the kitchen counters. I wasn’t going to share this recipe today, I was saving it for next week.
I actually wasn’t going to post any recipe today but I changed my mind after a certain counter-surfing Goldendoodle apparently wanted this pie for herself.
I’m sitting here staring at what’s left of this beautiful Hot Fudge Pie smashed over my kitchen floor, so to console myself I’m going to share the recipe and the pictures I took of it before it was destroyed!
This was actually one of my great grandmother’s recipes, one that’s scribbled on a little piece of paper and taped in her recipe book. Its those kinds of recipes that are a true treasure to me.
The original actually doesn’t use a crust, it simply instructs to grease a pie pan with butter and pour the fudge mixture directly in the pan. I like to buy a little premade chocolate crust when I make it, however, but you can choose either option. This recipe is SO easy to make, and believe me when I tell my kiddos hot fudge pie is on the way, they do a happy dance! It’s rich and delicious! It really is a must-try recipe!
Ingredients
- salt
- all-purpose flour
- chocolate premade pie crust (optional)
- powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
- butter
- sugar
- eggs
- vanilla
- cocoa powder
Step by step
- Cream together butter and sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Mix dry ingredients separately then add to wet ingredients and stir to blend.
- Pour into pre-made crust or greased pie plate.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until middle is set.
Serving suggestions
I serve this pie dusted with powdered sugar, but if you’re going to serve warm (which is the point of hot fudge pie, right?) it’s absolutely amazing with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream as well!
Farewell, sweet Hot Fudge Pie. May you give the puppy just enough of a tummy ache that she learns her lesson! Hopefully, you all are laughing along with me with that little snippet of real life. I’m off to make another of these lovely pies for tonight’s party, luckily it’s an easy recipe! Merry Christmas!
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If you try this recipe, please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!
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Hot Fudge Pie
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 45 min
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
This old-fashioned Hot Fudge Pie recipe is absolutely delicious and incredibly easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- chocolate premade pie crust (optional)
- powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix in well. Add cocoa powder, salt, and flour and stir until well combined.
- Grease a 8″ pie plate with butter or prepare the premade crust.
- Pour mixture in pie plate.
- Bake for 30 -35 minutes until center is set.
- Serve dusted with powdered sugar if desired.
Keywords: fudge, pie
Brittney says
I used one tsp of salt like the recipe says but it was wayyy too much, it actually tasted salty, not sweet at all. I’ll definitely cut back on the salt next time.
It also came out very cake-like, and not gooey. Any pointers on how to fix this? I made it exactly as the recipe stated.
★★
Gretchen says
It was SO salty! We could hardly eat it! I even cut back the amount when I saw it listed b/c it seemed like a lot. Anyone else have this issue??
★★★
Melissa Riker says
I’m so sorry you didn’t like it Gretchen, I’ve never had a problem with it coming out too salty in all my years of making this. How much salt did you put in?
Melissa says
loved it!
★★★★★
Elaine Ward says
Hope your doggie is ok after eating chocolate.
And “thanks” for a new recipe to add to my collection!
Merry Christmas
Melissa says
I hope you love it as much as we do Elaine! ~Melissa