Falling in love Pie (Chocolate Mousse Pie)

This recipe is from the movie Waitress. My mom loves this movie and I LOVE chocolate mousse! So for our family Christmas, this was one of the desserts I made.

I used semi-sweet chocolate because that's what I had. I recommend sticking with the unsweetened as this pie was very sweet!

Falling In Love Pie...Chocolate Mousse Pie
Source: The Nesting Project

9-inch baked pastry shell
1 14-oz. can condensed milk
2/3 C. water
1 (4 serving) pkg. Cook and Serve chocolate pudding mix (not instant)
1 1-oz. square unsweetened chocolate (I used semi-sweet)
2 C. (1 pt.) whipping cream, stiffly whipped

In large saucepan, combine condensed milk, water and pudding mix; mix well. Add chocolate. Over medium heat, cook and stir rapidly until chocolate melts and mixture thickens. Remove from heat; beat until smooth. Cool. Chill thoroughly; stir. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into prepared pastry shell. Chill 4 hours until set.

Tangerine Pie

Okay, so this was a new one to me! Last night Charlie wanted me to make a pie. This is interesting because he's usually fussing at me because of the amount of sweets and baked goods we keep in the house! Unfortunately, I didn't have any filling for pies. So, Charlie suggested we use the tangerines we had in abundance. We googled it and I made pie! This pie sounds strange, but it's similar to a lemon meringue.

This was a great use of our tangerines. We had a ton! Charlie's mom gave us a ton of fruit from the Farmer's Market. I made apple pie with the apples, fresh squeezed juice with the oranges, and tangerine pie! Tangerine Pie
Adapted from Noble Tangerine

1 prepared pie crust
¼ C cornstarch
¼ tsp salt
1/3 C sugar
4 egg yolks
Juice of one lime
1 ½ C tangerine juice
1 cup whipped cream
3 oz butter (6 T)
Zest from one tangerine

Topping
1 C whipped cream

In a saucepan, stir together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add juice and mix well. Place over moderate heat and stir constantly until the mixture thickens and boils, 10-12 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the egg yolks all at once and whisk until blended. Bring back to a boil and cook, stirring constantly for 5 minutes. Add the butter and tangerine zest. Cool to near room temperature, and fold in whipped cream. Pour into pie dish. Top with whipped cream.

Apple Pie and Pie Crust

I learned to make this pie when I was a nanny in college. I got some great recipes from that family! This is a great and easy pie crust recipe. And the apple part is so simple...not many ingredients at all! You could change the fruit and keep everything else the same too!

Pie Crust
Source: Theresa Kramer

2 C sifted all purpose flour
4 T cold water (ice cold)
1 tsp. salt
3/4 C butter

Cut flour and salt in bowl. Sift. Cut in 2/3 C butter until fine. Cut in remaining butter. Sprinkle water 1 T at a time over mixture. Mix thoroughly with fork into a dough consistency. Makes 2 crusts (one top and one bottom).

Apple Pie

Peel and slice about 6 apples. Place in pie crust. Add 1 C sugar. Sprinkle cinnamon over top. Top with remaining crust and seal edges. Brush crust with egg wash (1 egg and 1 T water mixed together) and sprinkle with sugar. Pierce the top of the pie a few times to let the steam out. Bake at 450 for 15 minutes or 350 for 45 minutes.

Toll House Pie

Okay, where are my Meredith girls? I fell in love with this pie my freshman year at Meredith. They had some good desserts there! This was one when they made it there was never enough! As soon as they brought out one pie, it was gone in seconds! So yummy!


Toll House Pie
Source: Yankee Magazine

2 eggs
1/2 C all-purpose unbleached flour
1/2 C white sugar
1/2 C brown sugar, firmly packed
1 C (2 sticks) butter, melted and cooled
1 C semisweet chocolate chips (I used milk)
1 cup chopped walnuts (I used about 2/3 C)
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Preheat the oven to 325.

Beat the eggs until foamy. Add the flour and sugars and beat until blended. Blend in the butter. Stir in the chips and nuts. Pour into the pie shell.

Bake for 1 hour. Serve warm or cooled completely.

Pumpkin Pie

We had early Thanksgiving last weekend with my family in Wilmington. I was responsible for desserts. Here's one! You can't go wrong with a classic Pumpkin Pie!

Pumpkin Pie
Source: Aldi

15 oz. Pumpkin
3/4 C sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 eggs
12 oz. evaporated milk
1 unbaked 9" pie crust

Preheat oven to 425.

Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg together. Beat eggs in a large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

Pour into pie crust.

Bake at 425 for 15 minutes. Reduce temp to 350 and bake 40-50 minutes. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediatedly or refridgerate.