Chocolate Cream Pie (Easy No-Bake Recipe)
This super-easy chocolate cream pie is a no-bake dream with a crunchy pecan crust and a rich, creamy chocolate cream cheese filling. Serve up a ton of flavor without a ton of work!
Servings: 8 Servings
Ingredients
Chocolate Cream Pie
- (2) 8 ounce cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup whole milk
- ⅛ cup special dark cocoa powder
- 3.4 ounce instant chocolate pudding
- 5 ounce evaporated milk
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- 9- inch pecan premade pie crust
Homemade Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Chocolate Cream Pie
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth, approximately 3 minutes.
- Add milk and cocoa powder. Beat until combined.
- In a medium bowl, beat chocolate instant pudding and evaporated milk for 2 minutes. The mixture will be very thick.
- Add pudding mixture into the cream cheese mixture. Beat until combined.
- Stir in mini chocolate and add to pie crust. Chill until ready to serve.
- Optional: top with homemade whipped cream or cool whip, if desired.
Homemade Whipped Cream
- In a mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat heavy whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
- Using a piping bag or gallon size Ziplock baggie, pipe the whipped cream on top of the chocolate filling around the edges, and enjoy.
Notes
Tips
- Fully soften your cream cheese for easy mixing and the smoothest, richest filling texture.
- Be sure to use instant pudding. Cook-and-serve pudding will not set.
- Your chocolate mixture will be extremely thick. Don't worry. It's supposed to be that way!
- We recommend chilling the pie overnight for the best flavor and texture.