Chocolate Chip Pie
A recipe from my mom's 1950's childhood, this old fashioned Chocolate Chip Pie is light and fluffy! Best of all, it's so easy and delicious!
For my mom's birthday this year, she asked for Chocolate Chip Pie. Apparently this is a recipe that my grandma used to make when my mom was little and they lived on a farm. As best as I can figure, this pie may have originated in the early 1950s.
When my mom said she wanted Chocolate Chip Pie, I immediately thought of something similar to a pecan pie, but with chocolate chips in it instead... I have no idea why I thought that, but it's a good thing I got the recipe! This Chocolate Chip Pie is nothing like that!
Instead, Chocolate Chip Pie is light, fluffy and sweet from the marshmallows with a graham cracker crust, and a sprinkling of grated chocolate. It's really quite tasty, and I loved that it was very easy!
The funny part is that after getting the recipe, I started scouring the internet trying to find the same recipe, but maybe this was more regional or something. The only mention I found of the same pie is from a newspaper clipping in Missouri in 1951. But since my family isn't from Missouri, I have no idea what got my grandma to start making this pie!
No matter where it came from, Chocolate Chip Pie is delicious!
📖 Recipe
Chocolate Chip Pie
Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crust
- 6 tablespoon butter
- 1 ½ C crushed graham crackers
- 3 tablespoon sugar
For the Filling
- ½ C milk
- 30 marshmallows,, about half a bag
- 1 C whipping cream
- 1 ounce semi-sweet baking chocolate,, grated
Instructions
For the Graham Cracker Crust
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Melt butter, and stir in crushed graham crackers and sugar. Press into a pie pan.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown.
- Cool.
For the Filling
- While crust is baking, begin preparing pie.
- Over medium-low heat, melt marshmallows in milk, stirring often.
- Once marshmallows are melted, set aside to cool.
- Whip whipping cream.
- Fold whipping cream into marshmallow mixture.
- Stir in grated chocolate.
- Pour into graham cracker crust.
- Refrigerate until set.
Notes
Don't want to turn on the oven? Use a pre-made graham cracker crust to make this a no-bake recipe!
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Growing up in Kansas, my grandmother made this pie exclusively. She wrote a very vague recipe card and no one has really been able to mimick her traditional pies now that she has passed. The nostalgia of seeing this pie in your pictures brings back memories! Thanks for sharing!
I just love that you found this recipe! I hope you enjoyed it!
My grandma use to make this all the time!! Found her recipe which is just like yours. Making it tonight!!
I hope it turned out just like your grandma's did!
Like all the other comments-I grew up with my grandma making this, and then my mom! We have been eating this pie for thanksgiving and Christmas for my entire life. No one knew where grandma got the recipe-and this is exactly it! My mom knows it from learning, but had never written it down. So excited to see the recipe here ❤️ we also use grated unsweetened chocolate and called it chocolate chip pie.
That's so funny, Stacy! It's a bit of a mysterious recipe!
I love hearing from so many people who've grown up with this pie-- it's so fun!
OMG! My family has been making this pie for over 70 years! We call it Ice Box Pie. I have never found any recipe even close to it or known anyone that is familiar with it until now. We always wondered where my grandmother came up with the recipe. We live in ND. We use a double boiler for the marshmallows and use grated unsweetened bakers chocolate. It is the best!
That's so cool! I love hearing the stories about people's families that have made this pie!
Back in the late 70's my boyfriend made me a chocolate chip pie. I immediately fell in love with the pie and him. However, it wasn't long before I found out he was making "my" pie for someone else and I haven't had the pie since. It might be time for me to try it again.
My mother made this when we lived in a rural SW Wisconsin. I noticed one commenter was from Iowa. We had lots of relatives from Iowa, so maybe she got ghe recipe from them. When I was growing up, it was always a favorite! Only difference was, she put it in a 9x13 pan instead of a pie plate. She always called it a "Refrigerator Dessert" & it was served cold with a dollop of whipped cream on each generous piece.
@Jan, I'm wondering if maybe the recipe was in a magazine or newspaper, since my family is from Idaho-- quite a ways from Iowa. I love the idea of making it in a 9x13 pan, since it would serve more people!
My grandma used to make this pie for my dad when he was a kid. He’s from Iowa and she used a double broiler to melt the marshmallows so it would not separate.
I love hearing about the memories people have of this recipe! Using a double boiler is a great idea, though I didn't have any issues with it separating.
This was passed down from my family by my grandmother and aunt in the 50’s as well. The only difference is we add a tablespoon of almond flavoring. We make these for Thanksgiving for over 70 years now!
I love hearing stories like this, Cindy! I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful!
Hi
When the recipe is eggless then how can we put marshmallows which contains egg.
From what research I'm doing, most commercial marshmallows don't contain eggs, though marshmallow fluff does. If you need to avoid eggs completely, you can make your own marshmallows, so you'll be sure they are egg-free. This is our recipe for delicious homemade marshmallows, and they're surprisingly easy.
My grandmother (who lived on a farm in Nebraska) used to make this when my mom was a kid. From other comments it seems like this was a popular recipe in the farming community! While visiting my parents recently I came across your recipe, made it for them and it was just like my grandma made. To enhance the flavors, I added a pinch of cinnamon to the crust mixture and a bit of vanilla to the filling. It was a huge hit and lasted barely more than a day! Your recipe is a much appreciated nostalgic find for me. Thank you!!
It's so cool to hear about the memories people have of this recipe! I miss so many of the things my grandma used to make!