Coca-Cola Pie
It may sound unique, but trust me, this rich and decadent chocolate fudge Coca-Cola pie will blow your tastebuds away!
There is absolutely nothing like a cold Coca-Cola out of a glass bottle on a hot summer’s day. Nothing. As much as we love our “coke”, Coca-Cola Cake is a classic that has been a favorite for generations.
So when I wrote my third cookbook I wanted to create another classic bound dessert using our favorite “cold drink”. The result of my efforts is this deeply chocolate decadent Coca-Cola pie recipe and it’s so good, my friends at Silver Dollar City actually served it in their parks last summer.
To make this sweet and indulgent chocolate fudge pie, you’re going to need a graham cracker crust, cocoa powder, brown sugar, and a bottle of Coca-Cola, of course. It only takes 15 minutes to prep the pie and then you just need to refrigerate before adding the chocolate ganache on top and chilling once more. Yep, did I mention this Coca-Cola pie recipe is a no-bake pie? Another reason to give it a go! Go old school and serve a slice with a dollop of whipped cream and a Maraschino cherry.
Who’s ready to bake this decadent pie now?
Recipe Ingredients
- A graham cracker crust (you can also use a traditional crust, baked and cooled)
- Cocoa powder
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Heavy cream
- Butter
- Cornstarch
- Coca-cola (you don’t have to use the glass-bottled coke, but it sure is pretty for pictures)
Sidenote: Have y’all ever been to the World Of Coca-Cola in Atlanta? That is a FUN place to go. We’ve been several times when the kids were younger and Atlanta traffic wasn’t nearly as crazy as it is these days. Highly recommend it – the museum, not the traffic. Time to make a pie!
How to Make Coca-Cola Pie
Combine all ingredients except vanilla extract in a saucepan and then place over medium heat.
Stir constantly with a whisk until thickened (5-10 minutes).
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
Pour the pie batter into the graham cracker crust.
Cover and place in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled.
Look at that pretty Coca-Cola fudge pie filling!
Now we need to add our layer of ganache. This will add a little extra indulgence as well as create a nice protective layer on top of our filling.
What is ganache?
Ganache is just a fancy name for a glaze, icing, sauce, or filling for pastries, made from chocolate and cream.
It is one of the easiest things you can make nowadays. All you need is heavy cream and semi-sweet chocolate chips. The exact amounts are below in the printable recipe card.
Place the cream and chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave this at 45-second intervals, stirring after each, until fully melted and blended. This won’t take too long.
Pour over the pie and spread to cover. Cover this and refrigerate until chilled.
It will look like this. The ganache looks hard but it is still easy to cut, kind of fudge-like.
To serve, I like to top each slice of Coca-Cola pie with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Enjoy this soon-to-be iconic pie!
Storage
Store pie leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Recipe Notes
Now, I haven’t tried this with anything other than Coca-Cola, but just like my Coca-Cola cake, I’m sure it would taste just as good if you use a similar soda, like Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, or root beer.
Recipe FAQs
What does Coca-Cola pie taste like?
Coca-Cola pie tastes like a deliciously rich and fudgy chocolate pie. The coke flavor isn’t very strong.
Can Coca-Cola be used in baking?
Yes, the coke bubbles act as a leavening agent, helping cakes like my Coca-Cola cake to rise and become all light and fluffy.
Is Coca-Cola pie the same as water pie?
This Coca-Cola pie recipe is not the same as water pie. This is a chocolate pie with chocolate ganache. Meanwhile, a water pie is a creamy buttery pie literally made from water. Water pie has risen in popularity again recently thanks to TikTok, with people substituting water for a soda like Sprite and Coca-Cola. But this isn’t what this particular recipe is about.
How do you make a Jack and Coke pie?
To make a Jack and Coke pie, add up to 1/3 cup of Jack Daniels to the other filling ingredients and follow the directions as instructed. Most Jack and Coke pie recipes include a Cool Whip topping and caramel sauce/drizzle on top too.
Here are a few other recipes you may enjoy with soda as an ingredient:
Water Pie – Recipe from the Great Depression
Ingredients
- 1 9-inch graham cracker crust or traditional pie shell, baked and cooled
- 1.5 cups Coca-Cola 12-oz can
- 1/4 heaping cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Ganache
- 1.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup half-and-half or heavy cream
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except the vanilla in a saucepan and then place over medium heat. Stir constantly with a whisk until thickened (5-10 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.1.5 cups Coca-Cola, 1/4 heaping cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup cornstarch, 4 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour into the graham cracker crust or baked and cooled traditional crust. Cover and place in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled.1 9-inch graham cracker crust or traditional pie shell, baked and cooled
- For the chocolate ganache, place the chocolate chips and cream in a microwave bowl. Place bowl in the microwave for 45-second intervals, stirring after each, until chips are melted and the mixture is creamy and easy to blend. Stir together until thoroughly blended and creamy.1.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1/2 cup half-and-half or heavy cream
- Allow the ganache to cool for five to ten minutes before spreading it on top of the refrigerated pie.
- If you’d like to decorate this pie for serving, top each piece with a dollop of whipped cream and a red cherry. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; and the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.
~Alden Nowlan
Has anyone tried this with Coke Zero? Or maybe the green one with half the sugar? I know there’s other carbs in there but just wondering if it would work with Zero and shave some of those carbs.
It should work just fine.
I was wondering too about diet cherry coke
I thought my saved recipe would be there when I needed them, but now I need some sort of code to look @ them. What has changed???
Nothing has changed. They are still there but you likely logged out of your account. I use cookies on my computer so that it keeps me logged in. If you don’t have cookies enabled or if you logged out of your computer entirely, you’ll just need to log back in and it’s all there.
Interesting, I wonder if it really needs the sugar, because here in Canada the coke is so sweet you can go into sugar shock.
The desserts there are phenom as well. 🙂
You could play around with it and see how it turns out Eva. I always just use my recipe as written but would love to know how it turns out if you give it a try 🙂
Butter my bottom and call me a biscuit! Can’t wait to eat this piece of yumminess!
Thank you, Melissa!
I hope you get the chance to soon Melissa!!
Bwahahahaha hadn’t heard that in a loooong time!
Thanks for the great chuckle!
What kind of sorcery is THIS?! Girl, I can’t wait to stick my face in a slice of this!
Girl I’d sit right beside you and happily do the same and then we could both cackle and visit for the next 24 hours on our sugar high!
I’d love to join in on the pie face eating of this bad boy and the cackling on the sugar high for a couple days!!! Yummmoooo cant wait to make it.
Blessings
Erica Smith
Wow! It looks extremely rich and delicious! And how cool that they served it at Silver Dollar City!
Thank you, Rene!!! It was REALLY awesome!
Ganache
microwave 45 second intervals
hey Carole! Boy, I’m not used to this new way of communicating in partial sentences! I read your comment and was trying to figure out what you were talking about and curiosity got the better of me so I went and looked over the whole post to try to find it. At first I thought you were answering a question someone else had left but I didn’t see a question in the comments. Finally, I found my error in the recipe card where I had typed “minutes” instead of “seconds”. You sure made me work for that one! I corrected it.