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A great pie recipe is more valuable than gold. So when you find the perfect one—the one that impresses everyone from your professional baker friend to your very opinionated great aunt—you hold on tight. Southerners know this well, and it’s why we choose our hand-written, stained, and dog-eared recipes over the latest viral blog post every single time. Some folks call these recipes “heirlooms,” and we don’t disagree. A beloved, tried, and trusted recipe passed down through generations absolutely deserves the same reverence as Mama’s good China or Granddaddy’s silver pocket watch.
Since pies can be finicky but also have the ability to be the star of the show at any get together (from Thanksgiving to a casual summertime cookout), every Southern cook needs at least one or two heirloom pie recipes in their back pocket. Whether it’s an amazing classic chess pie, a stunning apple pie, or maybe even a no-bake number that’s perfect for the sweltering summertime, it pays to have a few in your repertoire.
One heirloom pie that’s ubiquitously beloved is the Chocolate Chip Pie. Think of this as a mashup of a few favorite desserts including—but not limited to—warm chocolate chip cookies and decadent pecan pie. One of our very favorite versions of this treat comes from the year 1985, when Southern Living reader Pam Wright from Bowling Green, Kentucky so generously shared her recipe with us. Thanks to our new Southern Living Insiders program, members now have access to Pam’s recipes plus hundreds more from our archives dating all the way back to the year of our founding 1966.
Pam’s version is blessedly simple, with just eight ingredients plus one store-bought pastry shell. The secret is in the irresistible combo of fudgy semisweet chocolate chips, crunchy chopped pecans, and nutty, chewy coconut flakes. All that gets swirled together into a filling of butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and flour, then baked until golden brown. Like your favorite skillet cookie, it comes out with a well-formed top crust but still decadently chewy, ooey, and gooey on the inside. We can’t think of anything better … that is until you top your slice with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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