Caramel Chess Pie is a traditional, old-fashioned chess pie with a wonderful caramel flavor.
Chess Pies are one of the easiest homemade desserts to make whether you use a refrigerated pie crust or homemade.
A few simple ingredients you are likely to already have in your pantry, a bowl, a whisk, and a pie plate are all you need.
If you’d like to use a homemade pie crust, here’s a video showing you how to make an easy, incredibly flaky pie crust.
Easy Filling
The filling is very simple to make. It tastes like a buttery, caramel custard and the caramel flavor comes from brown sugar. There’s no need to make or use an actual caramel sauce.
To get a little fancy, add a dollop of whipped cream or even a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Make Ahead Holiday Recipe
This pie makes a wonderful dessert for Thanksgiving. It can be made a day or 2 in advance and then refrigerated.
Caramel Chess Pie Recipe Tip
You can use a store-bought refrigerated crust, frozen crust or a homemade crust. The pie crust does not need to blind-baked.
Everyone will love this easy, caramel-flavored chess pie!
More Easy Pie Recipes
- Chocolate Chess Pie
- Lemon Chess Pie
- Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie– a classic, traditional southern pie with a really sweet flavor.
- No Bake Pink Lemonade Pie– such a fun color!
- Sugar Cream Pie– an egg-free pie with a creamy filling flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Blueberry Buttermilk Pie– with fresh, juicy blueberries.
Caramel Chess Pie
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour,, whisked or sifted to remove any clumps
- 1 egg
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium heavy-bottomed pan, heat butter, both sugars, milk, and flour over medium heat. Stir constantly until butter is melted and sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and pour into a large bowl. Let cool 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk egg, egg yolks, vanilla, salt, and nutmeg together.
- Slowly whisk about 1 cup of butter mixture into eggs (this prevents them from curdling). Then whisk the egg mixture into the butter mixture.
- Pour into pie shell.
- Bake 10 minutes and then reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake 35 more minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Originally posted November 1, 2016.
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Fyi…this can also be made with a pecan pie recipe….just leave out the pecans!!! Simple…1 cup Karo syrup…half stick…can use a whole stick too.real butter melted…a cup of suar…+ a tsp vanilla extract…ot you can use any extract…caramel…vanilla almond…doesn’t matter..just melt butter…add syrup, sugar, extract + 3 eggs…whisk very well + bake 350 for 55-60 minutes!!! It’s that easy!!! I’ve never tryed 1 with either milk or flour so I’m gonna try it!! The 1 i wrote here was what my mom called chess pie + this 1 seems quite different!!! They mine + I’ll try this!!! It’s the easiest thing you’ll ever try + like this says…the only thing you might not have is a crust!!!! Those are easy to but or make!!! Surprise company will be in for a treat + it can be done with having that surprise company!!! Definitely save this recipe…just for that reason!!! You cant mess it up!!! Just try it!!!! I think I’ll try this 1…just because it’s got the milk and flour in it….mine doesn’t take those ingredients so theres bound to be a certain difference??? Instead of the brown sugar tho…I’m gonna double the white sugar + use caramel extract!!!! Thanks for the ideas!!! Idt lemon would be good!!! Imagine a pecan pie with lemon flavor???? Just dont sound good….now I will try adding cocoa…or coconut….just not lemon…ewww!!!!x