Chess pie is a classic Southern custard pie — known for a few distinct ingredients, all of which contribute to the beloved filling’s final texture. Chess pie recipes commonly use cornmeal as a ...

To me, chess pie is an Oklahoma pie with definite Southern accents. For NPR's recent pie contest, I started with my mother's family recipe for Lemon Chess Pie — with a variation inspired by my ...

What a lovely chess pie recipe! Perfectly sweet, smooth, and creamy, chess pie is a simple vanilla custard pie. It's uncomplicated and unsophisticated... and that's the beauty of the pie.

As someone who was born and raised in southern Indiana, I have fond memories of a dessert that may be lesser known: chess pie. While no one knows exactly how chess pie got its unusual name ...

The first time I remember hearing of a chess pie was as a little girl at my grandmother's house. There was this pie on their dining room table and my grandparents and their friends had practically ...

If you are looking for a simple pie to add to a special meal, might I suggest this gluten-free buttermilk chess pie? Chess pies are as old as America. Martha Washington had a chess pie recipe ...

Reader Dean Hollerman sent in two of his favorite recipes for chess pie. I made my first chess pie (a lemon chess) this past December and loved it. So, I share this with you. It is really very easy.