Simply Southern Chocolate Pie

This is the perfect accompaniment to peppermint ice cream and the perfect ending to a festive holiday meal. And as homemade pies go, it’s not even that hard to make because you use a store-bought crust. (And spare me the Sandra-Lee-hatred as I am the captain of that club: we’ll get a homemade crust recipe up soon for you diehard traditionalists.)

So put on that apron and make your Grandma proud. Nothing says “Southern” and “special” like this old-school dessert combo.

1/4 cup flour 2 eggs 1/4 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate squares 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 unbaked pie shell

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Mix sugar, flour and eggs in a bowl.

3. Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler.

4. After the chocolate and butter melt, add to the sugar mixture and mix well.

5. Add vanilla. Pour into pie shell and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.