Chocolate Cream Pie

Chocolate Cream Pie is a dreamy no-bake dessert with just 5 simple ingredients. A creamy chocolate pudding is served on an Oreo cookie crust and topped with a layer of whipped cream topping and chocolate shavings.

This chocolate pudding pie is so easy to make and is always a hit. Every bite is full of chocolate flavor. Using a premade crust makes the process much faster.

All you have to do is make the creamy chocolate filling and top with whipped cream or Cool Whip and you’ll have an amazing classic chocolate cream pie.

This easy chocolate cream pie is great for a special occasion, Thanksgiving, or Christmas, but who says you have to wait for that? Use this easy pudding pie as a way to treat yourself any time you want. It’s one of our favorite chocolate desserts.

Easy Chocolate Pie

This recipe is a great way to create a fun dessert fast. Cream pies don’t have to be hard to make. Since I use a premade Oreo chocolate crust, and instant pudding, it’s a breeze to make and is a perfect last-minute dessert. The chocolate cookie crust gives it an extra chocolatey flavor.

In just 20 minutes of time, you’ll have a creamy and cool pudding dessert that serves up 8 slices of heavenly pie.

I tend to make pudding pies a lot during the warmer months of the year but I’ll never turn down the chance to make a pie like this! You can also make this for a picnic or a fun carry-in dessert to share with family and friends.

Ingredients

• 1 premade Oreo pie crust
• 2, 3.4 ounce packages instant chocolate pudding mix (instant, NOT regular) – milk chocolate or dark chocolate
• 2 cups milk, whole milk, cold
• 8 oz. whipped topping (Cool Whip), thawed
• Chocolate shavings or chocolate curls

How To Make Chocolate Pudding Pie

• In a large mixing bowl combine the Instant pudding packets with the cold milk and whisk until thick. Use an electric mixer to make this step faster, about 2-3 minutes. 
• Gently fold in one cup of whipped topping until combined. 
• Pour the chocolate pudding filling into the pie crust. Spread over the bottom of the crust. Chill for 20 minutes. 
• Top with the remainder of the whipped topping, smoothing cream over top of the pudding. 
• Top with shaved chocolate.

Serve cold.

Cover with a piece of plastic wrap and store in refrigerator for a couple of days.

What toppings go well on chocolate pudding pie?

I’m all about pie toppings! You can use whipped cream, chocolate shavings, hot fudge, and more. Try our homemade hot fudge sauce!

I’ve even set up a pie toppings bar before and let the kids go crazy! They loved being able to pick out their very own toppings to make their slice of pie their own.

Can you freeze pudding pie?

I would assume that pudding this in the freeze would be okay to do but I don’t think that it would thaw with the same texture and consistency. Since this is such a fast pie to make, I recommend making it and enjoying it fresh.

Why is my chocolate pie runny?

Make certain that you’re giving it adequate time to set up. If you rush the recipe, you might find that it’s not as creamy or as thick as you’d hoped for.

Tips

Even though making an instant pudding pie is simple, keep in mind the tips below.

• Chill the pie the entire time. Don’t rush this. This is important for the pudding to thicken. If you rush it, the pudding will be runny when you try and cut into it and serve.
• Make certain that you’re using instant pudding. Regular pudding isn’t going to work for this recipe. Instant pudding mix is the key.
• Buy pre-made chocolate shavings available in most grocery or craft stores to save time making homemade chocolate shavings.

Suggestions and Alternatives

• vanilla pudding – The biggest way to vary up this pie recipe is to vary up the type of pudding that you use. I love a good chocolate pie recipe but I also love a good vanilla pie, too! There are so many flavors of instant pudding mix that you can easily make a new flavor every week.
• graham cracker crust – if you’re not a fan of the Oreo crust, you can swap out a graham cracker crust
• traditional pie crust – you can even use a regular flour pie crust as the base of this pudding pie
• mini chocolate chips – use mini chocolate chips instead of chocolate shavings on top of the whipped cream layer
• chocolate syrup or caramel sauce – drizzle either, or both on top of the pie
• espresso powder – tap espresso powder or unsweetened cocoa powder on top of the whipped topping for an added chocolate flavor
• Oreo cookie crumbles – crush some Oreo cookies and sprinkle on top.

As you can see, making chocolate instant pudding pie is so simple and easy to do. It’s like a French silk pie and is the best chocolate cream pie recipe there is and is one of our favorite recipes.

Gather up the kids and create this fun pie together in the kitchen. It’s a chocolate lover’s dream!

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