Many chocolate pie recipes call for milk, egg, and vanilla extract as liquid ingredients. However, for a boozy chocolate pie, red wine should be your only liquid ingredient, and you should use a whole bottle of it. And since you’ll be mixing all that red wine with only a few other ingredients in your chocolate pie recipe, its flavor won’t disappear. When you take a bite of this pie, the flavor of the wine will tantalize your taste buds. And if you’re going for a chocolate pie that is truly decadent and elegant, then you should use a good bottle of red wine in your recipe — you will taste the difference.
It may seem like a weird way to use red wine, but infusing this boozy ingredient in your chocolate pie will give your dessert a rich layer of flavor. If you use a nice pinot noir in your recipe, it will infuse your pie with some strawberry and raspberry notes. Opt for a good bottle of merlot, and your chocolate pie will likely have a taste of blackberries and plum, enhancing the chocolatey flavor. A great Zinfandel will give your pie tones of blackberry, blackcurrant, and raspberry. Once your red wine chocolate pie is chilled, it’s time to top it off.
