Recipes

[LoLa]

French Silk Chocolate Pie
(recipe source: cookscountry.com)

This is such a wonderful quick and easy recipe for French Silk Chocolate Pie. It truly comes out perfect every time. I like to make it the day before we need it. Happy Valentine's Day!

1 cup heavy cream, chilled
3 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and softened
1 (9-inch) pie shell, baked and cooled

Instructions

1. Whip cream: With electric mixer on medium-high speed, whip cream to stiff peaks, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer whipped cream to small bowl and refrigerate.

2. Beat eggs: Combine eggs, sugar, and water in large heatproof bowl set over medium saucepan filled with 1/2 inch barely simmering water (don’t let bowl touch water). With electric mixer on medium speed, beat until egg mixture is thickened and registers 160 degrees, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove bowl from heat and continue to beat egg mixture until fluffy and cooled to room temperature, about 8 minutes.

3. Beat, fold, cool: Add chocolate and vanilla to cool egg mixture and beat until incorporated. Beat in butter, a few pieces at a time, until well combined. Using spatula, fold in whipped cream until no streaks of white remain. Scrape filling into pie shell and refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours and up to 24 hours.

Serves 8-10.

[sfnative]

Thank you, Lola! I adore this pie and will make it this weekend!

[Nightowlz]

Thanks for sharing. Love chocolate pie. Homemade always tastes so much better then boxed chocolate pudding mix.

[LoLa]

Hi sfnative... You are very welcome! It's one of my favorites too. Plus, Cooks County / America's Test Kitchen is such a reputable source for recipes. This is is GREAT! Enjoy!

Hi Nightowlz.. You are quite welcome! I do too. I couldn't agree more. This one is really good. I hope that you'll love it.

Have a great day,

LoLa

[RocketMom]

Thanks for sharing!

[LoLa]

Rocketmom... You are very welcome!