French Silk Pie
French silk pie is all about the silk. The texture is amazingly light, so smooth it’s almost as though you’re eating some crazy hybrid of chocolate ice cream and air because it is served cold and melts almost instantly on your tongue.

 

PREP TIME 30 Min
COOK TIME None
READY IN 2 Hrs
Original recipe yield 1 - 9 inch pie

 

 

Servings 8

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1-oz semisweet or bittersweet (60% cacao) chocolate, melted and cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs, room temperature

1 (8 inch) baked pastry shell or graham cracker crust

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large mixing bowl (or the bowl of an electric mixer), cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy
   
   
2. Beat in chocolate and vanilla extract..
   
   
3. Add in one egg and beat at medium speed for 5 minutes .
   
   
4. Scrape down sides of bowl.
   
   
5. Add in the second egg and beat for an additional five minutes. Mixture should be very light and smooth.
   
   
6. Pour into pre-baked pie crust and smooth with a spatula.
   
   
7. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving, until firm.
   Serve cold, with whipped cream and chocolate shavings, if desired.

 

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