Chocolate Mascarpone Pie – 4 Ingredients
Rich and chocolatey with a chocolate cookie crust, this Chocolate Mascarpone Pie is quick and easy and perfect for any occasion. 
Every year, I bring pies for Thanksgiving. My brother does the heavy lifting and I get to bring something that’s just plain fun! How lucky is that!
The classics pies are great–apple, pumpkin, pecan– and I always have some in tow. But with all the pie we eat there is room to shake things up with something new. That makes fall pie testing time. Yup, a tough job…
Chocolate Mascarpone dressed for Thanksgiving
Today’s recipe is for Chocolate Mascarpone Pie and credit for the recipe goes to Crave Brothers Cheese, maker of award-winning cheeses like flavored curds, fresh mozzarella and luscious mascarpone. I tasted the pie at their operation last summer when they hosted a special event. They served teeny pieces of Chocolate Mascarpone Pie and I have to admit, I went back for seconds of the rich chocolatey treat!
Disappearing…
Now Crave Brothers is a farmstead cheese which means they produce both the cheese and the milk that goes into it. And even better they do it in an eco-friendly way, using a digester to turn the farming and cheese production waste into enough electricity to power their business and 400 homes. I’d call that green cheese! 
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for both their great cheese and their stewardship–not to mention their pie recipe 🙂 !
Pretty for Christmas too 🙂
I do have a few tips for making this pie, based on making a few mistakes myself. First, let your mascarpone come to room temperature naturally. If you soften it in the microwave, you risk causing some fat separation if it overheats (ask me how I know this).
Second, don’t forget to add the alcohol–substitute vanilla or almond extract if you avoid alcohol. Although it seems surprising that great ingredients like these need a flavor punch, it was noticeably better when I added the recommended Kahlua. (Of course, when I forgot, I just drizzled a little over my whipped cream. All good.)
Sneaking a prepared crust into a nice pie dish (shhhh)
And finally, a pre-packaged crust like I used is easy and tasty, but that aluminum exterior is only so cute. But if you “scrunch” it down a little, then slide the pie into a ceramic pie dish, it looks almost like homemade.
I’ll never tell.
Chocolate Mascarpone Pie
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Mascarpone cheese
- 6 ounces dark chocolate I used 60% dark chocolate chips
- 2 Tablespoons Kahlua Irish Cream, Amaretto or liqueur of your choice (sub 1 tsp vanilla or almond extract for alcohol free version)
- 1 chocolate cookie crust
Instructions
- Soften mascarpone at room temperature until it can be readily creamed.
- Melt chocolate, then blend into mascarpone. Add liqueur and mix until well combined. (I used my mixer)
- Fill cookie crust, then chill until firm
- Serve with whipped cream.
I’ve made several things with marscapone cheese including mousse and tiramisu. I’m thinking of making the chocolate marscapone pie with the premade chocolate crust. Do you think it can be frozen? I’ve read it separates, but it didn’t with my tiramisu.
I haven’t tried it so I can’t be sure, but especially mixed with the chocolate, I think this would freeze fine. Enjoy!
Could I make this as individual servings layering cookie crumbs and filling?
Yes, you could. I think it would be wonderful that way!
Thanks for sharing not only your recipe but the tips as well. I bet the pie disappears very quickly as it sounds great.
Yes it’s never going to get stale!
so simple but so satisfying! i don’t use mascarpone much but would definitely buy some for this purpose!
You’re going to need a little extra “easy” soon Grace 🙂 !
Well, that looks incredibly and perfectly decadent! Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to you as well David!
Are you bringing this? Looks yummy!
Still debating, still testing. So many pies, so little time 🙂