Ernie's Fudge Pie
"This is the ultimate family favorite desert. It is my Aunt Norma's specialty and I remember getting so excited to go to her house for Thanksgiving or Christmas and feast on this pie. I added the melted white chocolate and dark chocolate drizzle to "fancy" up the looks of an otherwise unattractive pie. But once you taste it, you won't care what it looks like. The baking is a little fussy in that the time varies with your oven and knowing when to take it out is tricky. If you bake it too long the filling will cool and harden, if you don't bake it long enough the filling will be soupy. Its done when the top looks dry and the outer portion is set while the center still shakes a little bit like custard. NOTE: The filling is actually a tad underbaked in my photo, the optimal texture is a little more dry, I should have baked it for a few more minutes but nevertheless it tastes MARVELOUS either way!"
photo by shimmerchk
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 uncooked 9-inch pie shell
- 118.29 ml butter
- 85.04 g unsweetened chocolate (the higher quality of chocolate you have the better the pie!)
- 3 eggs
- 44.37 ml light corn syrup or 44.37 ml white corn syrup
- 354.88 ml sugar
- 1.23 ml salt
- 4.92 ml pure vanilla extract
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For White and Dark Chocolate drizzle
- 28.34 g white baking bar
- 56.69-85.04 g semi-sweet chocolate chips (1/4 - 1/3 cup)
directions
- Melt butter and chocolate together on low heat or in double boiler.
- Meanwhile, put eggs in mixing bowl and beat until light and pale in color.
- Beat remaining ingredients into eggs, than add slightly cooled chocolate mixture.
- Mix thoroughly and pour into pie shell.
- Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until top appears dry and filling is set but still somewhat soft inside.
- Do not over bake; pie should shake like custard so it will not be too stiff when cool. It really shouldn't take any longer than 30 minutes.
- For white chocolate drizzle, place baking square in small resealable plastic bag; seal bag.
- Heat in microwave oven at MEDIUM (50% power) 1 minute.
- Turn bag over; heat at MEDIUM 1 to 2 minutes or until melted. (Depending on the chocolate you use, sometimes you may need to add a little shortening for a smoother glaze.).
- Knead bag until white chocolate is smooth.
- Cut off very tiny corner of bag; pipe or drizzle white chocolate onto pie.
- For chocolate drizzle, place chocolate chips in small resealable plastic bag; seal bag.
- Heat in microwave oven at HIGH 1 minute.
- Turn bag over; heat at HIGH 1 to 2 minutes or until chocolate is melted.
- Knead bag until chocolate is smooth.
- Cut off tiny corner of bag; pipe or drizzle chocolate onto pie.
- Let pie stand until chocolate drizzles are set.
- Serve at room temperature or slightly warm without the drizzle.
- This is great served plain, or with a topping of vanilla ice cream.
Questions & Replies
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So happy to see this recipe! My mother used to make it all the time. I believe it originally came from the Shamrock Hotel in Houston. Her recipe card said Ernie's Fudge Pie - Shamrock.
Reviews
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This pie is AMAZING! It is my new holy grail chocolate pie recipe. I made it with Bakers Unsweetened Chocolate and I can't imagine how much better it would be with higher quality chocolate. The pie reminds me of a molten chocolate cake but in a pie. Decadent and oh so delicious. I cook mine until it cracks on top that way I know it is set well and the center still is ever so slightly soft and gooey. I didn't even add the drizzle on top. I will make this pie again and again. My husband is hard to please when it comes to desserts and this dessert even made him come back for seconds, thirds, fourths...lol. Thanks Ernie! -
I made these as tarts and the recipe adapted beautifully! The filling was so smooth and stood out even with so much crust with the tart. I did use a high quality chocolate as recommended. This has replaced my favorite fudge pie recipe that I used for years. -
Wow! If your looking for an easy, decadent pie, this ones for you. I had to bake mine for almost 40 minutes until the center had set up but we just cut it up and it was amazing, Had the folks over to dessert and they wanted to know when we were making it again. Thanks!! -
This was so fantastic!! Thank you for posting! I was worried because I have tried to make fudge pie before using another recipe and it turned out like brownies in a pie shell. This recipe was great, I even overcooked it, accidently, but it still turned out! It got the highest compliment (IMHO) anyone could've made "it tastes like Granny's"! :) :) :) -
Yummy! Rich & delicious - like every dessert should be!! I baked for about 40 minutes because I wanted to make sure that the pie set. Then I was worried that I overbaked it. But, it turned out great - firm yet smooth & soft. I served with Cool Whip to cut the sweetness but would still suggest cutting the pie into 10 or 12 slices.
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Tweaks
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I added a small amount of cream and left off the "drizzles"
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
shimmerchk
Poulsbo, CA
<p>Hello, My name is Monica and I am a 35 year old, happily married mom of 2. After working as a project manager for many years, I currently am a stay-at-home mom to our beautiful daughter Hannah who is 10 years old,& our sweet son Liam who is 6. I love being home with them! I am a Navy wife of 19 years. It is an adventurous, fun, sometimes stressful life but we are proud to be a Navy family in service of our country. <br />Cooking is one of my passions. I could sit down and read recipes like I would a regular novel. I would say I am more of a recipe gatherer rather than a recipe orginator. I do tweak things a lot to suit my families taste, but other than that I rely on recipes for ideas and technique. I find most of my own recipes have been posted in some form or another here, but I look forward to having more to add in the future. <br />I am an avid baker and also love international foods. Being half Thai, I love Thai food and have gotten my family to learn to appreciate it as well.</p>
