French Silk Pie is one of those treats I have only ever bought because it’s French Silk Pie. It’s a hard pie to make, right? Actually, no. This pie was requested in place of a Birthday cake. Birthday people get what they want on their birthday, so I obliged. I did a bunch of researching online to find a good recipe. Which is when I realized, French Silk Pies have raw eggs in them… I had no idea. None at all.
I do what I always do. I found recipes and took the bits I like from several ones and added my own flair. I’m terrible at following recipes. I rarely find a perfect recipe, so I make the perfect recipe… Well, I think it’s perfect, but you should try it and let me know!!!
I like to make my own pie crust, but store bought are lovely too. Use your favorite pie crust recipes or a store bought. Either taste wonderful.
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust
Chocolate Filling
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 3 oz unsweetened or semi-sweet chocolate (whatever you like best)*
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 2 eggs room temperature or 3 eggs refrigerated
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
Whipped Cream Topping
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 TBS powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
*The eggs are more elastic when they’re room temperature. To get the silky texture it’s important to have have that quality. So if they’re chilled add another egg to get the same property.
Instructions
- Make and bake the pie crust according to the instructions. Allow it to cool completely before filling.
- Whip ½ cup of the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Place in a bowl in the refrigerator to keep cold.
- Whip 1 cup heavy whipping cream in a bowl with powdered sugar and vanilla (you can substitute almond if you prefer) until stiff peaks form. Place in a bowl in the refrigerator to keep cold.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave or a double boiler until smooth. Set aside to cool.
- In a mixer, combine butter and sugar on medium speed for three minutes until a light yellow color and fluffy.
- Mix in vanilla, salt, cocoa powder, and melted chocolate for a minute until well combined.
- Add in the eggs one at a time beating for two minutes between each egg. The mixture will be silky and fluffy.
- Carefully fold in the ½ cup of whipped cream.
- Fill the pie with the chocolate filling.
- You can either spread the 1 cup of whipped cream or pipe it (for a decorative effect) on top of the pie.
- Place in the refrigerator for a minimum of two hours.
- If you want you can shave or get fancy and twirl chocolate and sprinkle it over the top as decoration.
Cut and enjoy! It’s incredibly easy. It only takes about 20 minutes to assemble if you use a store bought crust. This is one of those classic pies I grew up eating on special occasions. I absolutely love how surprised I was at the ease of making this pie. I highly suggest it for your next event! Even Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s Day, which is coming up quickly!!!
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