Dessert - Nostalgic Foodie

I found this recipe in Gourmet Cooking with a Flair, and let’s just say this is a fun and quirky cookbook from 1961 with a penchant for basic-yet-wacky twists on classics, and introducing recipes that seem very … 1960s.

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German Chocolate Pie

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: German Chocolate Pie

Servings: 6

Calories: 461kcal

Ingredients

1 9-inch pie shell pre-baked
½ pound marshmallows
¾ cup milk
¼ tsp salt
½ bar sweet baking chocolate chopped
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream

Instructions

Pre-bake the pie shell according to the package instructions.
Combine marshmallows, milk, salt and baking chocolate in a top of a double boiler.
Once melted and fully blended, set aside and cool. Add vanilla.
Whip the cream, and fold in chocolate mixture. Pour into pie shell.
Place pie in the refrigerator, and let chill for an hour.
Serve, and enjoy!

Notes

Both the pie and crust taste better if removed from the refrigerator 20 minutes before serving.

Chess Pie

Chess Pie is a classic, Southern dessert staple! It’s a simple, sweet, rich pie that’s nothing short of marvelous. The Nostalgic Foodie

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chess Pie

Servings: 6

Calories: 395kcal

Ingredients

1½ cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp flour
3 egg yolks
¾ cup milk
1 pinch salt
1 pie crust

Instructions

Using a mixer, cream the butter, sugar, flour, salt and vanilla together until smooth.
Add the eggs one at a time, and mix until completely smooth.
Heat the milk, almost to boiling, then add to the creamed mixture. Mix again until smooth.
Pour the mixture into the pie shell, and bake at 250º for an hour, or until well set.
Serve, and enjoy!