Not Derby Pie

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Not derby pie is an American pie consisting of a pastry pie shell filled with chocolate and walnuts or pecans. It was created in 1950 at the Melrose Inn in Prospect, Kentucky by George Kern and his parents. It’s usually associated with the Kentucky Derby. The recipe is kept secret, and the name Derby Pie is trademarked by Kern’s Kitchen. That same Kern’s Kitchen is notorious for their horrible litigious practices and it has filed more than 25 lawsuits against websites that post new recipes for derby pie.