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Chocolate Marshmallow Pie

Modified: Jun 24, 2025 · Published: Jan 26, 2010 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 14 Comments

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Chocolate Marshmallow Pie is a recipe from The Helen Corbitt Cookbook, a book I inherited from my mother who probably got it as a wedding present. Helen Corbitt’s book was special in our home because unlike the other books we owned (for instance “The Blender Way of Better Cooking”) it had the warmth and humor of a real person; and Helen seemed to have done it all! She worked at The University of Texas, The Houston Country Club, managed high profile tea rooms, catered, wrote cookbooks and finally ended up as head of food services at Neiman Marcus.

Helen Corbitt's Chocolate Marshmallow Pie recipe

The book is copyright 1957 and I believe it was Helen’s first. There are no pictures, just line drawings, recipes, and intros scattered here and there. This pie is casually positioned in the dessert section without an intro or explanation, as if Helen just threw it in there for chocoholics.

Chocolate Marshmallow Pie Notes

Helen Corbitt's recipe reminds me of the popular Hershey Bar Pie recipe, but what I like about this pie is that it’s not quite as sweet. I modified Helen’s a bit by throwing in some dark chocolate chips and using an Oreo crust, but that’s about it. Compared to French Silk pie, it’s quite light, but still a rich and satisfying dessert.

Use Small Crust

This filling should fit a shallow 9-inch pie crust or better yet, one of the smaller (6 oz) Keebler type crusts or Oreo crusts. But any graham or cookie type crust will work, the pie just might be shallower depending the size.

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Recipe

Helen Corbitt's Chocolate Marshmallow Pie recipe

Chocolate Marshmallow Pie

Anna
This recipe works best in a slightly smaller graham cracker crust such as a Keebler or Oreo flavored store bought.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Chill Time 6 hours hrs
Total Time 6 hours hrs 45 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
 

  • 20 large marshmallows or 200 mini marshmallows
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips or 2 oz chopped chocolate
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon rum
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 small store bought pie crust like Keebler

Whipped Cream Topping

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tablespoons powdered sugar for sweetening whipped cream topping
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • In a double boiler, combine the marshmallows, milk, cocoa, chocolate chips and salt. Stir often until melted and smooth. Alternatively, you can do this in a large microwave-safe mixing bowl. Put the marshmallows and milk in a large microwave safe mixing bowl. Heat on high for 30 seconds. Stir. Repeat until marshmallows are melted. Add cocoa powder, chocolate and salt to hot melted marshmallows and stir until smooth. Let cool.
  • When the chocolate mixture is room temperature, stir in the rum and vanilla. Whip 1 cup of cream and fold it into the chocolate mixture.
  • Pour mixture in the pie shell and chill for 6 hours or more.
  • Before serving, whip the remaining 1 cup of cream and sweeten with the powdered sugar (start with 3 T., but add more to taste if desired) and vanilla. Spread over pie. Garnish with extra cocoa powder.
Keyword Helen Corbitt, Marshmallow Pie
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  1. judya says

    January 31, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    I just popped the pie into the fridge since I'm taking it to a friend's house for dinner tonight. Of course, I tasted the filling and it is good and not super rich. Looking forward to a slice.

  2. justJENN says

    January 28, 2010 at 11:32 pm

    I need to try this!

  3. dawn says

    January 27, 2010 at 10:02 am

    oh anna I want to try this one with a topping of toasted coconut. looks so good!

  4. Adler Carey says

    January 27, 2010 at 5:38 am

    Thanks for the recipe. Wow that looks really awesome and that is my favorite one too. It sounds yummy. Its just mouth watering for me. I use to have this in a Kosher Bakery in New York, which is my favorite one.

  5. Anna says

    January 26, 2010 at 8:40 pm

    Ha! That is funny, Sarah. Make it on the weekend :).

    Barbara, yes that's an Oreo crust. I made it myself because I had some Oreos on hand and didn't like the brand of store-bought crust I'd bought. But I think you can buy Oreo brand (or Keebler) chocolate crusts.

  6. Sarah says

    January 26, 2010 at 8:25 pm

    My husband is BEGGING me to make this at 9:30 at night 🙂 Hopefully I'll get to it this weekend.

  7. Barbara says

    January 26, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    Oh my! That pie is to die for. Is that a chocolate cookie crust I see? Yummy!

  8. dani says

    January 26, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    u may just ruin my new diet with treats like this! 🙂

  9. Fallon says

    January 26, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    My mouth is watering this sounds so good! I love marshmallows because it reminds me of a s'mores which is my favorite.

  10. clumbsycookie says

    January 26, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    200 mini marshmallows!!! That would be good to make with kids and have them entertained counting the marshmallows ;)!

  11. Lisa Ernst says

    January 26, 2010 at 10:29 am

    Wow! A blast from the past -- my grandmother had a Helen Corbitt cookbook and I remember her using it regularly.This pie looks so tempting! Too bad I'm not a marshmallow fan....

  12. Katrina says

    January 26, 2010 at 9:35 am

    Yum. It almost looks like ice cream! I'll have to try this one. Maybe Bob won't even know the difference with the French Silk (he's not really an expert about stuff like that, he just likes a good chocolaty pie!)

  13. Blake says

    January 26, 2010 at 9:23 am

    Looking at this picture was the best study break I've had in awhile. MUST MAKE.

  14. Patty says

    January 26, 2010 at 9:15 am

    OMG! I think I've died and gone to heaven! I need to make this pie!!

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