Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, french silk pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
French Silk Pie is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. French Silk Pie is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
This creamy and indulgent French silk pie combines my best flaky pie crust, smooth-as-silk chocolate filling, and fresh whipped cream on top. French Silk Pie is a chocolate lover's fantasy. Flaky, buttery pie crust with rich chocolate filling, topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings!
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook french silk pie using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make French Silk Pie:
- Prepare 1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry or one you prepared yourself
- Get 2/3 cup sugar
- Prepare 2 eggs
- Make ready 1 3/4 oz unsweetened chocolate, 1/4 ounce semisweet chocolate melted together
- Get 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Make ready 1/3 cup Butter, softened
- Make ready 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- Make ready 2 1/2 tsp Confectioner sugar
- Take 1 Whipped cream and chocolate curls (optional)
French Silk Pie - chocolate lovers look no further for a pie to make this holiday season. This might just be one of the best pies you may ever eat! French Silk Pie features an Oreo cookie crust, rich and creamy chocolate filling, and is topped with homemade whipped cream and chocolate shavings! French Silk Pie is actually super easy to make, the hardest part is waiting for the chocolate filling to solidify.
Instructions to make French Silk Pie:
- Cut pastry sheet in half. Repackage one half for another day. On a lightly floured surface, roll out out remaining half into an 8 inch circle. Tranfer to a 7inch pie plate; flute edges.
- Line shell with a double thickness foil. Bake at 450° F for 4 minutes. Romove foil. Bake 2 minutes longer. Cool on wire rack.
- In a small sauce pan, combine sugar and eggs until blended well. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches 160° F and coats the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract and the melted chocolate until smooth. Cool to lukewarm (90°F), stirring occasionally.
- In a small bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add cooled chocolate mixture; beat on high speed for 5 minutes or until light and fluffly
- In another large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioner sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture.
- Pour into crust. Chill for at least 6 hours. A whole day is preferred. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate curls
Yes, it's hard and it totally stinks. So I decided a French Silk Pie was the perfect excuse to stock up on some of my favorite bars — some of which went into this chocolate pie, and some of which I chopped up on top. This easy French Silk Pie is made with a fluffy, rich chocolate filling and no bake Oreo crust, topped with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Easier than most, and no raw eggs! French silk pie, unlike the name suggests, is quite American.
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