No Bake Chocolate Pie
Pay de Chocolate
Recipe Yield
8 to 10 slices
Cooking time
35 minutes
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Ingredients
- 7 ounces chocolate wafer cookies
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Pinch kosher or coarse sea salt
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
To Prepare
- In a food processor, (or mashing inside a plastic bag with a rolling pin or mug) pulse the chocolate wafers until finely ground, transfer to a mixing bowl.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter, then pour it over the ground wafers. Add a pinch of salt and mix with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Turn the mixture into to a 9-inch glass pie or baking dish. Press with your hands or a mug, to create a crust that covers the bottom and goes up the sides of the dish. Refrigerate for 20 minutes, or pop it in the freezer for 5 minutes, to form a firm crust.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Set aside.
- In a food processor, pulse the ricotta for a few seconds until fluffed up. Add the melted chocolate and puree for about 45 seconds more, until creamy and thoroughly mixed.
- Using a whisk or fork, whip 1/4 cup of whipping cream in a large bowl until it thickens. Add the ricotta chocolate mixture to the whipped cream, stir it well to combine.
- Remove the crust from refrigerator and spread the filling inside. Place it back in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before serving.
Comments
123comments inNo Bake Chocolate Pie
Denise
Feb 20
Thanks for the recipe! My husband and I both love your show! I made this but substituted the heavy cream with 4oz of cream cheese and dark chocolate chips! It came out delicious!
Pati Jinich
Mar 08
Great ideas Denise, thanks for sharing!
Lucinda
Feb 08
Looks and sounds wonderful. I want to try it.
Pati Jinich
Mar 13
Go for it, you are going to love it!
Sidney
Aug 22
Patti it is unbelievable how good this pie is. It is rich and decadent and full of chocolate flavor and it uses Ricotta which is very affordable. I had to increase the amount of ingredients because of a 9.5″ pie plate and use whatever chocolate I had in the cabinet (Some white, some bitter & some semi). Also used vanilla wafers for the crust. In the end it came out lovely. Keep up the good work, you’re awesome and thank you.
Pati Jinich
Sep 05
Thanks to you for sharing Sidney!
Mary B.
Aug 18
Just watched the episode featuring this chocolate pie. Looks like a winner and will be making it very soon for family and friends.
Pati Jinich
Sep 05
So glad you liked the recipe Mary 😉
Christine
Jul 28
One of the grandkids loves chocolate and peanut butter. Do you think I could stir some creamy peanut butter in with the ricotta cheese?
Love watching your show.
Pati Jinich
Aug 16
Absolutely, go for it Christine! And thanks so much for tuning in!
Nancy
Feb 26
Oh my…I just made this and love it. Next time I’ll use cupcake tins and make individual desserts.
Pati Jinich
Feb 26
Yay, thanks Nancy!
Christina
Jan 29
Is it ok to make this pie the day before serving. Thank you!
Pati Jinich
Feb 08
Absolutely Christina, just remember to keep it in the fridge 🙂
Steph
Jan 21
Hi Pati! I just finished making this pie and can’t wait to cut into it tonight! The filling is so decadent. 🤤 Like some of the other commenters, I had my filling kind of seize up and get really thick. Perhaps, I over mixed it? But one mustn’t panic when this happens. Back away from the trash can! I added about 1/4 cup of the heavy cream to it before folding in the whipped cream and it loosened it right up. Thanks Pati for your recipe!
Pati Jinich
Jan 22
Thanks for the feedback Steph, hope you liked it as much as we do!
Richard Puglisi
Jan 17
Excellent recipe! Easy to make too. Thanks Patti.
Pati Jinich
Jan 23
Glad you liked it 🙂
Teresa Domenzain
Sep 11
Watched this beautiful episode with your son this morning- reminds me of when my son went to college sad but beautiful time for them to learn how to fly and education is so important! I’m going to try this chocolate pie! Stay strong mom you did a great job raising him!
Pati Jinich
Oct 03
Thanks so much Teresa! I hope you like the pie as much as we do 😉
Alan Cohen
Aug 07
I’m watching you prepare this right now. It looks amazing!! I’m also an Alan who loves chocolate. Perhaps too much. Can’t wait to try it!
Pati Jinich
Aug 15
Hope you will like it as much as my Alan does 😉
Alejandro Soria
Dec 24
Love this pie… I tweak it with abuelita Mexican chocolate to give it a little taste of home.
Pati Jinich
Dec 24
Great idea Alejandro! Have a Merry Christmas 😉
Rebekah
Aug 30
What can I say? It has been a weekend of Pati recipes for me! I made this pie, and it is divine! This will be a go-to simple recipe to wow guests! Putting the ricotta and chocolate in the food processor makes it so smooth and creamy. I’m fixing to eat another piece right now. I will dream about this pie!
Pati Jinich
Sep 05
Yay! Thanks for the wonderful feedback Rebekah 😉
Beth Lipson
Aug 15
Simply amazing and amazingly simple! So delicious, Patty, you are a genius!
Pati Jinich
Aug 18
Glad you liked it Beth! Easy and delicious, that’s all we need 🙂
Ma. Lourdes H. Azarcon
Aug 05
I love watching your show on TV. I like your recipe for thanksgiving turkey. Can i have it please?
Pati Jinich
Aug 05
Of course Lourdes, here you go, enjoy! http://patijinich.com/pati_2020/thanksgiving-turkey-blog/
Anne
Jul 18
This is an excellent dessert! !!! My entire family loves it. I’m celiac and it is so easy to prepare with gluten free chocolate cookies! Thank you so much, you are a real inspiration.
Pati Jinich
Jul 19
Thanks to you Anne, this one is also a favorite in our home, enjoy 😉
Charles
Feb 15
love it thank you 🙂 🙂 🙂
Pati Jinich
Feb 15
Thank you Charles!
Dawn Marie Robeson
Feb 12
Hi Patti- Can I substitute something in place of the ricotta cheese?
Pati Jinich
Feb 15
Uy Dawn Marie! Ricotta is a big part of this pie, but what about cream cheese? It might work out as well; let me know how it comes out if you try!
Nick Bogush
Aug 08
This is such an easy and quick recipe. Muy delicisio tambien. I made with chocolate chips not processed with nuts since my daughter has nut allergies. She does not to get to eat chocolate too often because of how some chocolate is processed. She loved this! Thank you so much for sharing and I love watching your show. I wish you as much happiness as you have brought us with your sharing your family time and recipes. Thank you!
Pati Jinich
Aug 09
Aw thank you so much Nick! And say hi to your daughter for me.
Max Alexx
Jul 25
I just made this for guests and it was a BIG HIT! I used a store-bought chocolate crust (Mi-Del gluten free), ricotta cheese from Trader Joe’s (which I thawed after freezing for a few weeks, not grainy at all), and added my favorite topping (per southernboydishes.com : half a cup heavy whipping cream, half a cup sour cream, 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar, all whipped together to stiff). Hot weather here, so this was very refreshing and the no-bake part was an extra bonus. Many thanks for such a great recipe!
Pati Jinich
Jul 27
It is a prefect pie to make on a hot day…so glad it was hit, Max!
Carol Archambault
May 03
Pati, I have been watching your show since I first discovered it years ago and have made several of your recipes. This chocolate cream pie is absolutely over the top. My daughter Ruth, requests it for her birthday every year, and it has become a holiday favorite as well. It’s so rich and chocolaty and not a drop off sugar. Amazing Pati! Thank you!
Pati Jinich
May 03
I’m honored that the pie is part of so many of your annual parties, Carol!
Cindy
Apr 02
I just made this and it really is DELICIOUS! I record your show and although I’ve never been to Mexico, I feel like I’ve already been with you! It is now on the travel list and hope one day I can stand on the kissing steps and go get a Morelian fruit gazpacho from Michoacán. I’m a little nervous, but trying my hand at tamales next. Look forward to many more recipes! 🙂
Pati Jinich
Apr 13
I hope you get to go very soon, Cindy! And you can for sure make tamales…you can do it! 😄
Annie
Mar 14
I don’t understand people that say they tried the recipe but hanged this, added that. Then they really aren’t trying your recipe.
Pati Jinich
Mar 21
I’m so glad you enjoyed the pie, Annie!
Marji
Mar 09
This is the second time I make this pie and my husband and family go crazy for it 💕💕thank you so much for the recipe love it 🌸💕💕❤️❤️❤️❤️
Pati Jinich
Mar 18
Awesome!!
Judy Dyson
Jan 25
I am an excellent cook but I haVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. After getting the whipping cream thick the ricotta and melted chocolate was so thick I couldn’t even stir it. I ended up dumping it all out and will try it again.
Pati
Feb 14
Hm. You may want to try adding double the amount of whipped cream and give it another go, Judy.
Martha Garcia
Jan 21
Hi Pati,
I just made this No bake chocolate pie as a test run for a dinner party. I used cream cheese and substituted 2 oz. of the semi-sweet chips for bitter sweet to cut the extra sweetness. I also added a thin layer of fudge at the bottom. I had a couple of friends try it for me, and they ate the pie instead of their dinner.Thanks!
Pati
Jan 23
Oh yum! I’m so glad you made it your own, Martha.
Rita
Aug 07
Can the no back chocolate pie be frozen?
Pati
Aug 07
Absolutely…just make sure it is well covered before going in the freezer.
Mary Childers
Aug 04
I happened to see Pati this morning on OETA, PBS from Oklahoma City, available at my house in the SE corner of Oklahoma via Pine TV Cable. I love the recipes that she showed us how to make and intend to make “Smashed Potatoes” immediately! I’m afraid that I don’t remember the ingredients for the other recipes so I would appreciate your printing everything here! Thanks so much for a GREAT program!
(I formerly lived on the Texas coast and love Tex-Mex and seafood. YUM!)
Pati
Aug 06
I’m so glad you discovered the show, Mary! Here are the other recipes from that episode: http://patijinich.com/pati_2020/recipe/nothing-like-homemade-cookies/ http://patijinich.com/pati_2020/recipe/chipotle-salmon-bacon-and-avocado-sandwich/ Enjoy!
Nancy Hodge
Aug 03
Loved it and I am making it for my nephews house warming.we have a large amount of chocolate lovers in our family! Love you Patti ! You are awesome I try to never miss your show even if I saw it already#
Pati
Aug 03
Aww thank you so much Nancy! I hope your nephew has a great house warming and that his kitchen is full of love and Mexican meals.
Carlos Ayala
Jun 27
This pie was DELICIOUS!! I couldn’t find the wafers, so I used chocolate sandwich cookies instead. And those made a really yummy crust as well. I’m definitely making this again sometime.
Pati
Jun 28
Awesome! So glad you’ll make it again, Carlos.
Christine Marie
Apr 29
I’m getting all the ingrediants together… could not find the great looking chocolate wafers you used Ms. Pati, so I substituted mini chocolate bear grams….I hope it works. I had to send my husband out for more Chocolate… it disappeared…lol
Have a Blessed day!
Pati
Apr 30
Oh those will work great! Enjoy the pie, Christine.
Christine Marie
Apr 30
Thanks for replying! I’m surprised!🥑😄
Pati
May 01
🙂
maria
Apr 24
I was looking online and wow ricotta cheese is high calorie… And they were suggesting cottage cheese as a substitute and just whip it in the blender to get it smooth and creamy… What do you think ? because it was a lot less calories but different texture and A lot less fat! only 10% of the fat!
Pati
Apr 27
Oh you can use low fat ricotta.
maria
Apr 24
Do You know the calorie count on all your dishes? And is there anyway to make this a little Lite..er calories for my husband was on a perpetual diet but loves chocolate. I appreciate it If you can recommend some substitutions, if it’s possible . thanks! I love yur show & the food is so yummy! I love the loaded baked potato and the creame and the chipotle pepper awesome sauce And then you made it even better with bacon and cheese!! Yum! Yum Yum!
Pati
Apr 27
I’m so glad to hear you love the laded baked potato 🙂 … I don’t track the nutritional information.
Victoria
Apr 22
Pati, I put my ricotta in the blender before I added the chocolate, and it made it very creamy. If someone could not find a creamier ricotta, try the blender on high instead of a mixer or a food processor. My pie turned out fluffy and creamy.
Pati
Apr 24
So glad you enjoyed it, Victoria.
Linda
Apr 21
Hi Pati
I too found the mixture grainy🙁
If I were to use cream cheese how much would I use?
Pati
Apr 24
You can for sure use cream cheese…but it will be slightly sweeter.
Linda
Apr 21
7 oz wafer crumbs converted is?
Pati
Apr 24
Hmm…I always go by oz to measure the cookies.
Clementine
Feb 13
Seven ounces is 200 grams.
If you mean how much to buy, check the package; it’s probably 8 oz.
Susie
Apr 08
Hello, Patti.
What are this chocolate wafers to be used in this No Bake Chocolate Pie ?
Pati
Apr 10
Oh you can use any kind of plain chocolate cookies/wafers you like….like chocolate graham crackers.
Gail Suprenant
Apr 03
I have not made it yet but I know it is goi!Gaing to be fantastic!
Pati
Apr 03
Thank you Gail…I hope you enjoy it once you make it 🙂
Kelli
Mar 27
Hey Patty, what kind of ricotta do you use?
Pati
Mar 28
Oh you can use any kind you like. I recommend that you use the smoothest ricotta that your store carries.
Stefanie
Jan 23
Pati, since I don’t want a food processor, can I beat the ricotta with my electric mixer??? Will the results he smiliar?
Pati
Jan 24
Absolutely! You can even mix it by hand 🙂
Suzanne
Jan 18
Hi Pati, I baked Nana Jose’s Flourless Chocolate Pecan Cake last week and the entire family absolutely loved it! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe with us! Now I would like to make your No Bake Chocolate Pie and would really like to view the video on it before that but unfortunately, it’s not in your videos 🙁 Do you think you can include it in?
Pati
Jan 18
I’m so glad you and your family enjoyed Nana Jose’s Cake Suzanne! I’ll try to post a video to YouTube soon. In the meantime you can always catch the whole episode on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B072185NT3
Suzanne
Jan 19
Thanks for your reply, Pati. I’m a cheapskate, so I’ll wait for it on YouTube and hopefully it won’t be long 😉 Have a great weekend ahead, Pati.
Cheers from Down Under!
Madison
Jan 13
Hiii Pati, My uncle is a huge fan and he uses your recipes all the time! For this no bake chocolate pie can I put ranch on?
Pati
Jan 15
You can always adapt my recipes to your taste, Madison! So you go for it 😉
Julie
Nov 15
Hi Patti, I am going to make this, but would like to avoid the graininess issue that some have reported having with the ricotta cheese. Could you tell me the brand name you use, or did you use a full fat ricotta versus a part skim ? Could a person use marscaponni cheese? Sorry for all the question!
Pati
Nov 29
I don’t have a specific brand to recommend…look for the smoothest one that your store carries. Or you can substitute the ricotta for cream cheese…it will have a slightly sweeter taste.
April
Jul 06
The episode with your son was adorable. I made this pie for a summer bbq and it was such a big hit! Topped it with fresh sliced strawberries. I used Goya brand chocolate cookie wafers (3.5oz pkg), and added a little extra kosher salt for a twist. SO Deelish! I will certainly make it again.
Pati
Jul 07
So happy to hear you made it your own April!
Ruby
Jun 28
Where do you find the plain chocolate wafers?
Pati
Jul 06
You can usually find them at your grocery store, you can use any kind of plain chocolate cookies you find like chocolate graham crackers.
Josie
Jun 27
What kind of chocolate wafer cookies do you recommend for your “No Bake Chocolate Pie recipe?
Pati
Jul 06
Any brand that you like is good, such as chocolate graham crackers or other plain chocolate cookie.
joan catalano
Jun 27
Love anything made with ricotta, however I don’t have a food processor. Would a mixer with the whisk attachment work? Love you, your family, and your show.
Pati
Jul 06
That is no problem Joan. You can use a hand beater, a mixer (which whisk or not), or even with a wooden spoon.
LTW
May 17
I am diabetic. Made this without the crust to cut down calories and sugar. Tasted great!!
Pati
May 18
That’s fantastic!
Adriana Ramos
May 09
Can I substitute the ricotta for cream cheese?
Pati
May 12
Yes but it will be slightly sweeter.
Anonymous
Apr 22
watch pati’s 508 show this morn, loved her style. I will be making the lima soup soon. thank you for keeping the recipe easy to understand and just as you made it on the show. Georgeann
Pati
Apr 27
Thank you Georgeann!
Carole Raven
Apr 15
It really is easy, I made this twice . thank you for sharing!
Pati
Apr 21
Super!
Mayree
Apr 03
Paty puedo sustituir con chocolate blanco??
Pati
Apr 07
Claro Mayree!
Bren
Mar 13
I loved the show with you and your college bound son. Also, I made the no-bake chocolate pie and it was a big hit. I will definitely make it again. Can this pie be frozen?
Pati
Mar 16
Yes…but it should be well covered before going in the freezer.
Sally L
Mar 02
Pati, I so enjoy your show and could really relate to the one with your college bound son! Our daughter is still at home completing pre-reqs at a community college before transferring. The meal you did was perfect for quality while being quick and with few ingredients. The pie recipe is a keeper! Thank you for all the great information from your show, and it appears your son has had a wonderful foundation to back him as he makes his way in this world.Best wishes from Spokane, WA.
Pati
Mar 06
Aww thank you so much Sally. Good luck to your daughter in college…and to you!
Kevin L
Feb 21
I couldn’t find the chocolate wafers in the 3 grocery stores I visited, so I substituted them for chocolate graham crackers and it looks the same. The filling is delicious and plenty sweet. A very easy and delicious recipe.
Pati
Feb 23
Kevin, I’m so sorry you had trouble finding the wafers…but so glad you tried and loved the pie!
Dave Zuel
Feb 18
Pati,
It is such an easy, great tasting pie to make. I will most definitely make it again. Everybody loved it.
Thanks and love the show!
Pati
Feb 23
Yay! I’m super happy everyone loved it!
Peggy
Feb 09
Pati, I tried this recipe, but the end product was grainy-not creamy. I beat it again. I even added more cream. I know ricotta cheese isn’t perfectly smooth, but the texture was not pleasant. Did I do something wrong ??
Thank you.
Pati
Feb 23
Hola Peggy…I’m so sorry you didn’t like the texture. The texture depends on which ricotta you use…each brand has a different consistency.
Gloria
Feb 05
I saw the show when you were showing your son how to cook some of his favorites before he went off to college. We have three adults sons now, so I know how bittersweet are those times. The chocolate pie looks wonderful. Wouldn’t it need a little bit of sugar for the filling? It seems like it would be a little bitter with just chocolate chips, ricotta cheese and cream. Thank you.
Pati
Feb 06
Thank you for tuning in Gloria! How it is in the recipe works great for me, but of course you can adapt it to your taste.
Jennifer Brown
Feb 03
I tried this, followed the directions to a T, and It looked nothing like the picture. The chocolate and ricotta did not mix well at all. Ricotta is crumbly, how did you get this smooth?
Pati
Feb 06
This may be because of ricotta cheese you used…different brands have variations in consistency. You can try doubling up the heavy cream, and that should do it!
Peter Griffin
Jan 23
If it’s so easy – make it on your show – while your preparing a big yummy meal!