As a home baker with years of perfecting crowd-pleasing desserts, I know the magic of simple recipes that deliver big flavor. This chocolate pie—featuring a buttery crust topped with silky dark chocolate ganache—is a family favorite that kids devour and adults crave.
Customize it with your favorite toppings for any occasion. Here's how to make it effortlessly.
Contents
- Ingredients
- How to Make It
- Beautiful Results
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 200 g flour
- 80 g butter
- 40 g sugar
- 1 egg
- A pinch of salt
For the ganache filling:
- 300 g dark chocolate
- 2 eggs
- 30 g butter
- 40 cl (400 ml) liquid cream
- 3 cl (30 ml) Grand Marnier
- Optional: icing sugar for dusting
How to Make It
Serves 6 | Prep time: 60 mins | Cook time: 15 mins
- In a mixer, combine sugar, flour, a pinch of salt, egg, butter, and 5 cl (50 ml) water.
- Mix until the dough forms a smooth ball.
- Chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F, th.6).
- Roll out dough and fit into a buttered pie pan.
- Prick with a fork.
- Top with parchment paper and blind bake for 15 minutes.
- Melt chocolate with 20 g butter in a bain-marie.
- Boil cream in a saucepan.
- Pour hot cream into chocolate mixture.
- Stir in eggs and Grand Marnier.
- Mix until smooth.
- Pour ganache over baked crust; chill 2 hours.
Beautiful Results
Your decadent chocolate pie is ready! Dust with icing sugar using stencils or add seasonal toppings like berries for holidays.
For truly divine flavor, use premium high-quality chocolate. As someone who's tested countless brands, I swear by rich dark varieties for that intense, melt-in-your-mouth taste.
