French Silk Pie
This French silk pie is to die for. It is smooth and creamy with the most delicious rich chocolate flavor. This is a really simple recipe with only 5 ingredients in the filling. That being said, it is important to closely follow the instructions and steps for a smooth filling.
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust (homemade or store bought)
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- 4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 eggs
Whipped Topping
- 1.5 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Pie Crust
- Bake pie crust according to box instructions. Homemade pie crust would also be wonderful! Let the pie crust cool.
Filling
- In a small saucepan, melt the chocolate on low heat. watch closely to make sure it does not burn. Put the chocolate in a bowl to cool.
- Cream the butter and sugar, scraping the bowl to ensure it is completely combined.
- Beat in cooled chocolate and vanilla until well blended.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing for 4 minutes between each addition. I know this is a lot of mixing but it makes for a light, fluffy, and smooth filling.
- Pour into cooled pie crust.
- Combine cold heavy cream, vanilla, and powdered sugar into bowl. You can use a stand mixer or hand mixer. Beat until stiff peaks form.
- Spread whipped cream onto chocolate filling. Top with chocolate curls if desired. Chill at least 3 hours before serving.
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