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Chocolate Chip Walnut Pie

A sweet pie with a chocolate chip and walnut filling baked in a pie crust.

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Why it works: Vanilla and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Chocolate Chip Walnut Pie

Oven350 degrees
Timeabout 50 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Chill unbaked pie crust in freezer for 15 minutes before using.

Make the filling

  1. Cream the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed.

  2. Gradually beat in the sugars.

  3. Add the eggs individually, beating well each time.

  4. Beat in the vanilla.

  5. Beat in the flour and salt until well blended.

  6. Blend in the milk (don't worry if the filling looks a little lumpy at this point).

  7. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts.

Bake and serve

  1. Pour filling into the chilled shell, smoothing it out with a spoon.

  2. Bake the pie on the center oven rack for about 50 minutes, turning it 180 degrees halfway through baking time.

  3. When done, the top will be dark golden brown, and the filling will be set except for the center, which may slightly jiggle when you tap the pan.

  4. Cool pie on a wire rack.

  5. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1026Calories
29 gProtein
37 gFat
138 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pienot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  2. Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Vanilla + walnuttop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,730 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Bind the filling and set it into a custard-like texture as they bake.
Unsalted butter
Adds richness and tenderness, and creaming it traps air for a lighter filling.
Light brown sugar
Adds moisture and caramel-like flavor, and helps the top brown.
Flour
Gives the filling body so it holds together when sliced.
Chocolate chips
Melt during baking to give pockets of rich chocolate flavor and sweetness.
Walnuts
Add crunch and a toasty, slightly bitter note that balances the sweetness.

The step that matters

Judging when the pie is done. The center should still jiggle slightly when the pan is tapped. It sets fully as it cools, so overbaking can make the filling dry and firm rather than soft and gooey.

Swap the walnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, milk, chocolate):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Hazelnutfits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Walnutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, milk, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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