French Silk Pie
French Silk Pie
This French silk pie recipe is extremely simple and delicious.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate melted and cooled COMPLETELY
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 8 ounces whipping cream or 8 ounce tub Cool Whip
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 deep dish frozen pie crust baked according to package
Instructions
- Bake pie crust or use a Pillsbury refrigerated crust and make according to package directions for a fully baked crust. Set aside to cool.
- Melt the chocolate and set aside to cool completely.
- Beat sugar and butter on medium high until light and fluffy, about 6-7 minutes.
- Add cooled chocolate and vanilla and beat until incorporated.
- Cover and chill filling for at least 20 minutes for the filling to setup and thicken.
- Pour filling into cooled pie crust.
- Beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with a whisk attachment on medium-high speed until stiff peaks just begin to form. Add prepared whipped topping to top of pie.
- You can garnish with shaved bittersweet chocolate as well.
