Kentucky Derby Chocolate Pie is a gooey, sweet, and chocolatey dessert that has been around since the early 1950’s and it’s still going strong! This Kentucky Pie is so delicious with a great flavor and texture.
Kentucky Derby Pie
Derby Pie also known as Kentucky Derby Pie was created in 1954 by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kern of the Melrose Inn in Prospect Kentucky. Mr. Kern and his wife Leaudra created this specialty pastry after much research on the perfect pie recipe.
This Kentucky Derby Chocolate Pie recipe has a chocolate ganache and is a delicious twist on the original dessert. This pie can be served at any event and not just the Kentucky Derby! Be sure to check out our other great recipes from Kentucky like our Kentucky Butter Cake, Kentucky Bourbon Chicken Wings and our Kentucky Hot Brown Sliders.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Pie Crust– You can use a premade or homemade crust.
- Sugar– This is always used in the best dessert recipes.
- Butter– Use unsalted butter to control the amount of salt in the recipe.
- Egg– Use these at room temperature.
- Vanilla– Use pure extract for the best flavoring.
- Flour– Use all-purpose flour for the best results.
- Salt– This will bring out the flavors in the recipe.
- Chocolate Chips– You will need semi-sweet chocolate chips for this recipe.
- Walnuts– These will need to be chopped to prepare.
- Heavy Whipping Cream– This will help with the consistency of your dessert.
How to Make Kentucky Derby Chocolate Pie
- To start, set the oven to 325 degrees. Then, on a cookie sheet, place the premade pie shell.
- First, add the melted butter, flour, sugar and salt into a large bowl, and beat to combine until creamy.
- Secondly, add in the eggs and vanilla and beat to combine.
- Thirdly, use a spatula to add in the chocolate chips, and walnuts and fold to combine.
- Next, place the prepared batter into your pie shell, and place it into the oven for 55 to 65 minutes.
- In addition, you will allow the pie to cool thoroughly before topping it with the chocolate ganache.
Chocolate Ganache
- First, add the cream into a small pot and bring it to a simmer.
- Secondly, in a medium bowl, add in the chocolate chips, and pour the hot cream on top.
- Thirdly, use a whisk to combine until smooth.
- Next, add the ganache on top of the pie, and use a spoon to spread evenly.
- Furthermore, you can top it with mini chocolate chips.
- To finish, allow the ganache to firm before serving.
What is Kentucky Derby Chocolate Pie?
The Kentucky Derby Chocolate Pie is a chocolate pie with a walnut tart with a tasty and crumbly pie crust. To make the pie, you will use walnuts and semi-sweet chocolate chips.
How to tell when it is done?
You are able to tell when a pie is done based on the crust. The crust of pies will begin to turn a light or golden brown when it’s done. You can also check the internal temperature of a pie using a thermometer to see if it has reached 175.
More Pie Recipes
- Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe
- No-Bake Oreo Pie
- Easy Apple Pie Recipe
- Crumble Eggnog Pie
- German Chocolate Pecan Pie
Kentucky Derby Chocolate Pie
Ingredients
- 1 – 9 in premade pie crust
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¾ cup mini chocolate chips for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 and place the premade pie shell onto a cookie sheet
- Using a large bowl, beat the melted butter, flour, sugar and salt until creamy
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined
- Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts
- Pour the batter into the pie shell and bake in the oven for 55-65 minutes
- Allow cooling completely before topping with chocolate ganache
Chocolate Ganache
- Using a small pot, bring the cream to a simmer
- Pour the chocolate chips into a medium bowl and then pour the hot cream over it
- Whisk until smooth
- Spoon the ganache onto the pie and spread evenly
- Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips on top
- Allow the ganache to harden before enjoying
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6 comments on “Kentucky Derby Chocolate Pie”
Fantastic recipe! This pie is absolutely delicious!
Thanks Rita!
I used to make Kentucky Derby pie frequently. My recipe had one ingredient yours doesn’t include – a bit of Kentucky bourbon!
This looks similar to a chocolate chip cookie dough pie and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that!
Very good and easy. I used a frozen deep dish Marie Callander pie crust.
I did NOT put the ganache on top. That would have been way too much-
and I’m the Chocolate Queen!
Very chocolatey and rich.
I covered crust edges about 30 minutes in, or I would have had burned crust.
This pie is perfect if you want a rich chocolate pie. Very delicious, so easy to make. It makes a lot of servings so it’s perfect for a dessert for a group. Thank you for sharing.