Sesame Chess Pie by Petra Peradez

The question that generated this recipe was pretty simple: What if we replaced the butter in a chess pie with a seed or nut butter?

Photo by Victor Garzon

The question that generated this recipe was pretty simple: What if we replaced the butter in a chess pie with a seed or nut butter? To me, tahini was the most interesting “butter” to try. The resulting recipe is a cult hit, especially in our Manhattan location, where we’ve given this pie the efficient nickname “Chessame.”