A fun and creamy chocolate pie inspired by the movie The Help. Minny’s Chocolate Pie is a true chocolate lovers favorite!
Minnys Chocolate Pie inspired by The Help
The movie The Help is by far, one of my top 10 most favorite movies of all time. So when we decided it was time to take our recipes to the movies, The Help was an easy choice for me.
If you’ve spent anytime around my blog, you’d know already that I have a certain affection with southern food, and you can’t get much more southern than a good old traditional chocolate pie. And I have wanted to make one since I saw the movie, minus Minny’s “special ingredient”.
Awhile back, I had clipped a Chocolate Pie recipe out of our local paper in hopes I’d get around to making it, so I did.
And it was delicious. In fact, it was AWESOME.
However I wanted something closer to the movie version – a little thicker, a little firmer. So I went on a hunt and googled the pie from the movie and came across the original recipe by Lee Ann Fleming from the movie The Help. How cool is that? You can get Minny’s Original Chocolate Pie recipe here.
On the other hand, today I am sharing with you the first one I made, because we really adored it.
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Recipe for Minny’s Chocolate Pie Recipe
Minny’s Chocolate Pie
Ingredients
- 1 frozen unbaked pie crust
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 oz of unsweetened baking chocolate squares
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Remove the pie crust from the freezer and allow to thaw for about 20 minutes before using.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the flour, eggs and sugar until mixed well.
- Using a double boiler, melt the butter and chocolate, stirring frequently until completely mixed.
- Add the melted chocolate mixture to the flour/sugar mixture and mix everything together well.
- Mix in the vanilla.
- Pour the chocolate “batter” into the pie shell and bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
varpu
Saturday 18th of May 2013
Hi, I'm in Finland trying to bake this pie! How much chocolate do you have to use exactly?
Amy Kim (@kimchi_mom)
Wednesday 17th of April 2013
This movie has been on my to-watch list for a while. So many movies....so little time.
I love easy-as-pie recipes!
(hee, hee...pun totally intended!)
Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere
Wednesday 17th of April 2013
This looks gooey and delicious! I'm pretty sure this whole pie would be gone in one sitting over here!
Conni @FoodieArmyWife
Tuesday 16th of April 2013
Oh my heavens! That is such a good movie, and the PIE SCENE!?!?! Oh my lanta! Great pic, and very delicious looking pie!!!
Anita at Hungry Couple
Tuesday 16th of April 2013
I love the theme you guys had this week! I've never had a chocolate pie but now I think it's going on my to-do list because Mr. Hungry Couple (aka The Chocolate Monster) will LOVE it!! :)