Recipe: Tasty French Silk Pie

French Silk Pie. French Silk Pie. "I first made French Silk Pie when I was in high school, then, years later, I tinkered with the recipe until I was happy with it," says Lisa Francis of Elba, Alabama. This creamy and indulgent French silk pie combines my best flaky pie crust, smooth-as-silk chocolate filling, and fresh whipped cream on top. The first recipe for French silk pie is incomplete, that is why there is not enough filling for a full pie.

And the best part - no raw eggs! French Silk Pie is a creamy, chocolatey decadent dessert topped with homemade whipped cream and chocolate shavings. There is no need to buy one pre-made after you give this recipe a shot! You can have French Silk Pie using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of French Silk Pie

1. You need 1 sheet of refrigerated pie pastry or one you prepared yourself.
2. Prepare 2/3 cup of sugar.
3. You need 2 of eggs.
4. You need 1 3/4 oz of unsweetened chocolate, 1/4 ounce semisweet chocolate melted together.
5. You need 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
6. You need 1/3 cup of Butter, softened.
7. Prepare 2/3 cup of heavy whipping cream.
8. Prepare 2 1/2 tsp of Confectioner sugar.
9. It's 1 of Whipped cream and chocolate curls (optional).

French Silk Pie features an Oreo cookie crust, rich and creamy chocolate filling, and is topped with homemade whipped cream and chocolate shavings! 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. They make the BEST French Silk Pie, which is a rich and creamy chocolate cream pie. Yes, they beat out Marie Callender's by a mile.

French Silk Pie instructions

1. 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..
2. Line shell with a double thickness foil. Bake at 450° F for 4 minutes. Romove foil. Bake 2 minutes longer. Cool on wire rack..
3. 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..
4. 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.
5. In another large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioner sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture..
6. Pour into crust. Chill for at least 6 hours. A whole day is preferred. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate curls.

I have been making this pie every Thanksgiving and Christmas since. This French silk pie recipe is sophisticated and delicious. French Silk Pie is the epitome of silky chocolate desserts. Delight your family and friends with this delicious silky sugar free pie. This Homemade French Silk Pie is made completely from scratch and is even more delicious than the famous version from Village Inn (or Baker's Square for my Midwest-dwelling friends)!!