If you have a craving for chocolate, you might want to grab a cup of hot cocoa or break a piece off a chocolate bar, instead of eating a slice of chocolate cream pie, which is a calorie-dense food. While it's appropriate to enjoy on some occasions, this pie's regular presence in your diet will most likely lead to weight gain.
Basic Nutrition
A slice of chocolate cream pie -- 1/6 of an 8-inch pie -- contains 344 calories, most of which are due to carbohydrates. A piece of chocolate cream pie has 38 g of carbohydrates, 3 g of protein and 22 g of fat. It also contains 2 g of fiber.
Vitamins and Minerals
Chocolate cream pie is prepared with milk and egg yolks which, along with the chocolate, keep the pie from consisting entirely of empty calories. You'll get 41 mg of calcium, 24 mg of magnesium, 144 mg of potassium and 9 mg of selenium. You'll also get trace amounts of copper, zinc and many of the B vitamins.
Refined Carbohydrates
Chocolate cream pie contains a considerable amount of sugar, a refined carbohydrate. A diet high in refined carbohydrates can cause blood sugar spikes, which can promote the development of type 2 diabetes, according to the Linus Pauling Institute. Due to the egg yolks, whole milk and heavy cream used in their preparation, cream pies are also high in saturated fat.
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