Easy Sweetened Condensed Milk Chocolate Pie Recipe
Easy sweetened condensed milk chocolate pie is a great recipe with a rich chocolate filling that everyone will love. The simple pie recipe is one of the best homemade desserts to take to a party, serve on a holiday, or share with family.
An Easy Chocolate Pie Recipe
I have loved chocolate pie since I was a little girl. My grandmother would whip up a chocolate pie from scratch before we would even get out of bed.
And, this pie is a super simple recipe that gets rave reviews!
I love the way you can make a variety of chocolate pie recipes, from using only simple ingredients to adding shaved chocolate or using sweetened condensed milk, as in this case. I am always on the lookout to try different chocolate pie recipes.
When I figured out you can add sweetened condensed milk and create a chocolate pie, I was one happy girl. And, I promise you’ll love this chocolate pie with condensed milk.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Pie Crust
There are a few steps to the condensed milk chocolate pie, but they are worth every one.
Start by crushing the Nilla Wafers in a bag. I used about half of the Nilla Wafer box to get what I needed for the pie crust.
Add the Nilla Wafers, cocoa, and powdered sugar to a medium-sized bowl. A wire whisk is perfect for mixing the ingredients together.
Melt the butter and pour it into the bowl, and mix everything together.
Press the mixture into a greased pie pan. A 9-inch pie pan is the perfect size. Mine is 9-1/2″, so the pie crust didn’t make it all the way up the side. But that’s ok, because when the pie cooks, it will still be perfect.
Tips For The Perfect Pie Crust
If you have a Cuisinart, add the Nilla Wafers and crush them up well. Then add the powdered sugar and unsweetened cocoa and mix.
If you don’t have a Cuisinart, that is ok, just make sure you crush the wafers completely in the bag (mine could have used a little more crushing).
Gluten-free option:
If you would like to make a gluten-free pie crust, you can use gluten-free graham crackers instead of Nilla Wafers.
Pie Filling
For the filling, add the softened cream cheese to a large mixing bowl and mix until the cheese is creamy.
For this part of the recipe, I used a handheld mixer, which is perfect for creaming the cream cheese.
Add the sweetened condensed milk and mix it together. You can use any brand of sweetened condensed milk, Eagle Brand, Publix, Kroger, or whatever you’d like.
Melt the chocolate chips in a small bowl and add them to the mixture. To melt the chocolate in the microwave, cook for 30 seconds and then stir, cook again, stir, and continue until the chocolate has melted.
I’ve had a few readers say they like using milk chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet.
If you like your pie a little more milk-chocolatey, just grab the milk chocolate chips at the grocery store instead of the semi-sweet.
Mix in the chocolate.
Add the eggs and vanilla extract and give it all a good stir.
Pour the sweetened condensed milk mixture into the pie shell.
Bake the sweetened condensed milk pie for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees.
Tips for the perfect pie:
Set the cream cheese out on the counter for a couple of hours to soften before mixing.
Let it cool and that’s it! The combination of smooth, sweet, and crunchy is really to die for. I promise you’ll love it!
Just top the pie with some whipped cream, ice cream, chocolate shavings, or some mini chocolate morsels.
If you’d like to make your own homemade whipped cream, you only need three ingredients including heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
Let me know what you think in the comments below.
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What is sweetened condensed milk used for?
Sweetened condensed milk is used mainly in desserts. You can use it for making homemade ice cream, cookies, pies, and more. You can even use it in your coffee as a sweet creamer.
Does sweetened condensed milk go bad?
Yes, it can go bad after the expiration date. Once you open the can, the milk will last for a couple of weeks in the refrigerator.
What does sweetened condensed milk taste like?
Sweetened condensed milk tastes like a thick, sweet milk. You can also purchase it fat-free or in a squeeze bottle, so you don’t have to use the can all at once.
Can I use a graham cracker crust?
Yes, you can use a graham cracker crust if you do not want a chocolate crust.
Sweetened Condensed Milk Chocolate Pie Recipe
Ingredients
Crust
- 1-1/2 cups crushed Nilla Wafers
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 stick butter melted
Pie Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
- 2 eggs
- 1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Crust
- Crush the Nilla Wafers in a Ziplock bag
- Add Nilla Wafers, cocoa, and powdered sugar to a medium-sized bowl and mix together with a whisk.
- Add the melted butter and mix with an electric mixer.
- Press into a greased 9-inch pie pan and set aside.
Pie Filling
Heat oven to 350-degrees.
- Add the softened cream cheese to a large bowl and mix until creamy.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk and mix.
- Melt chocolate chips for about 50 seconds, stirring at the 30-second mark, and add to the mixture.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix well. Pour chocolate mixture into pie crust.
- Bake chocolate pie for 30 to 35-minutes at 350-degrees.
- Let cool to room temperature and serve.
I am pinning your amazing Chocolate Pie and can’t wait to give it a try! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing your great post with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Hi Miz Helen! Thank you! And, thanks for always hosting such a fun party. I love hanging out on your site. You are such a wonderful gardener!
Could you use a premade graham cracker crust or the pie recipe?
Hi Sandy!
You can use a premade graham cracker pie crust. That would work just fine. Thanks for stopping by!
I made this for Christmas dinner. It was a hit! My husband loves cheesecake and said it tasted like chocolate cheesecake. The only mistake I made was … I should have greased the pans. I doubled the recipe and made two pies. A little canned whipped cream sprayed on top made it PERFECT! I will definitely make again!
So good! I used vanilla paste instead of extract and a store-bought graham cracker crust. It was absolutely perfect. Will be making this again.
That sounds great, thanks for sharing! I’ll have to try the paste sometime.
Does this pie need to be refrigerated after it cools?
Hi Jennifer,
I would refrigerate the pie because it has cream cheese. Enjoy!
I made this pie but used some older slightly stale chocolate store bought cookies we had lying around and omitted the sugar in the crust. I also subbed Nutella for the 6oz of melted chocolate and it was amazing!!!!!
That sounds fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing that!
I made this pie twice and it is really good. The recipe says to use 6 oz of chips. Google says 6 oz equals 1 cup. Is that correct bc the color of mine is VERY brown, where yours if more beige colored. Also I have what looks like a lot more mix than you do. How long do you blend the mixture, maybe I am getting too much air in mine. Mine is also much higher than your picture. Any thoughts?
I am writing from Ontario, Canada. I have noticed here that 14 oz. cans of sweetened condensed milk are no longer available in the grocery stores, only 300ml cans, which equal 10 ounces. I can no longer just open a can and pour– I have to open two cans and measure! This is annoying and frustrating since it costs more money to make any recipe calling for sweetened condensed milk, and I end up with a few ounces of leftover condensed milk, too small an amount to use in any recipe I have. And I am wondering whose crazy idea was it to “fix what wasn’t broke”! Has this happened in the United States too? If you still have 14 oz. cans in the US, I will have to stock up when it becomes possible to cross the border to shop!
Hi Lynda,
We just have the 14 oz. cans here. Sorry you have to get two cans. That is not fun! I don’t know why they did that. I’ll have to look the next time I go to the store to check, but as far as I can tell it’s just the 14 oz. cans.
Have you tried this using Neutella?
Hi Aly,
I haven’t, but I bet it would taste amazing!
I am preparing for the arrival of ten or twelve family members for a week’s stay. I am trying to cook ahead. Can this pie be frozen?
Hi Jo, sorry to take so long to respond. I wouldn’t freeze this one because it could potentially crack.
That chocolate pie is to die for, I thought it might be too sweet with the condensed milk but not so!! I would suggest making 2. It’s amazing!
That’s awesome to hear, Belinda! Thanks for sharing!
After his first bite, He exclaimed, THAT is AWESOME!
Thank you for a keeper recipe!
I made it and it was a waste of time and money. Yuck!
Hi Sandy,
I am sorry to hear you didn’t like it. What did you not like about it?
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I was excited to try this recipe but disappointed.
It tasted okay but it’s not worth the high calories or time to make it.
A brownie tastes much better, has a lot less calories, and is easier to make. Sorry
Hi Bee,
Sorry to hear you didn’t like it that much. Brownies are delicious, for sure! No need to apologize. We all have recipes we like and don’t like. 😊
I made this for a group of friends and have to say I was nervous. I hesitated taking it out of the oven because the center was not rising as high as the sides. I ended up cooking it for 40 minutes and took it out fearing I had burned it. Nope- it was perfect. when I touched it with a finger, it was solid throughout and even passed the toothpick test.
O.M.G. My friends loved it, as did my husband who is a picky chocolate lover. It’s rich and creamy, the texture is marvelous, and it is now in my pie rotation! A glass of milk or scoop of ice cream would be the perfect combination.
Thank you for sharing this recipe!!!
I love to hear that so much! Thanks so much for coming back to share!
Gotta try this …I’ll let you know.
Hope you love it!
Best chocolate pie recipe I’ve tried recently!
Could you use cocoa powder instead of chips?
Hi Leigh,
I would say no because the cocoa powder will give it a bitter flavor. The chips are sweet and add that sweetness to the pie.
Made this for Thanksgiving 2024, it was SO good! A big hit with my family. Very delicious! Had to cook it a. little longer, but it set beautifully. Loved it.
So glad you all loved it! Thank you for sharing!
Does this need to be refrigerated for storage?
Hi Lea,
I would keep it refrigerated. Hope you love it!
waaaaay too sweet.
If using a prepared graham cracker crust , do you still bake it
No, you don’t need to bake it for this recipe. Let me know how you like it with the graham cracker crust. Sounds delish!