3 from 6 votes
Chess Pie
Classic Chess Pie is a Southern custard pie with a golden sugar crust. Creamy pie filling with sugar, butter, eggs, buttermilk, and cornmeal.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
5 hrs
Servings:
10
servings
Calories:
304 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust
- 1/2 cup butter melted, unsalted
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 large egg
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Add the pie crust to your 9" pie plate and put in the refrigerator so it stays cold while you make the filling.
- In a large bowl whisk together the butter, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, cornmeal, flour, buttermilk and vinegar until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into the pie crust carefully.
- Reduce the heat 350 degrees when you put the pie in and bake for 50 minutes.
- Turn off the oven, crack open the door and let pie sit in oven until completely cooled. Do not remove from oven until cool.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
304kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
74mg
(25%)
Sodium
176mg
(7%)
Potassium
43mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
30g
(60%)
Vitamin A
365IU
(7%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 304
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 304kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 74mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 176mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 43mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 30g | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 365IU | 7% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.