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gluten free chocolate pie with homemade crust in pie pan

Gluten Free Chocolate Pie Filling

A perfectly creamy and easy chocolate pudding filling is cooked and then allowed to set in a pre-baked pie shell. Serve with whipped cream on top if desired.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling Time/ Refrigeration Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pre-baked gluten free pie shell can be store bought or make my homemade one
  • 1 large pkg Chocolate Fudge COOK & SERVE Jello Pudding
  • 2 3/4 C milk I use lactose free milk
  • 1/3 C guittard milk chocolate chips
  • 2 TBSP unsalted butter

Equipment

  • 1 pre-baked pie shell in a 9 in pie pan
  • 1 medium sauce pan
  • wire whisk
  • spoons, spatula, measuring cups/spoons
  • plastic wrap

Method
 

  1. Make sure you have your single crust pie shell baked and cooled before beginning the filling.
  2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine pudding and milk. Stir well using a wire whisk.
  3. Add butter and stir occasionally. Once butter is melted, add chocolate chips and stirring constantly(to avoid pudding sticking to pan) bring mixture to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, remove immediately from heat.
  4. Set a timer for 10 minutes. Stir mixture every 3 minutes or so during this 10 minute period. As the pudding mixture cools, it will form a "crust" on the top. You are stirring to help make sure the mixture stays smooth as possible.
  5. After the 10 minutes, gently pour into cooled pre-baked pie shell. Using a spatula, smooth the top of the pudding. Let cool at room temperature for about an hour.
  6. Then cover loosely with plastic wrap and let finish cooling and setting in the fridge for several hours or even better overnight.
  7. Serve with whipping cream if desired.

Notes

As your pie cools in the refrigerator, it will collect condensation.  I like to keep an eye on that and wipe it off or carefully remove the plastic wrap without dropping the moisture on the pie.  Then get a new piece of plastic wrap.  If the water drips on the pie filling, it makes little spots that are a lighter color, and that just ruins the appearance of your pie.