Chocolate French Silk Pie
A decadent chocolate pie with chocolate crust and a creamy chocolate filling, topped with whipped cream.
Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookie Crust
- 25 (300 g) chocolate sandwich cookies crushed
- ¼ tsp (~1 g) salt
- ¼ cup (60 g) unsalted butter melted
French Silk Pie Filling
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (170 g) chopped semisweet chocolate
- 1 tsp (4 g) vanilla extract
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup (220 g) heavy whipping cream
- ½ tsp (2 g) salt
Whipped Cream
- 1 cup (220 g) heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup (25 g) powdered sugar
- ½ tsp (2 g) vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp (~1 g) salt
Instructions
Chocolate Cookie Crust
- In a bowl, combine the sandwich cookie crumbs, salt, and melted butter. Stir to combine.
- Firmly press the cookie mixture into a pie plate to form a crust.
- Chill the crust for 30 minutes to set while making the filling.
French Silk Pie Filling
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together the eggs and sugar.
- With a candy thermometer to measure temperature, heat the egg mixture over medium-low heat until it reaches 140°F. Keep the mixture at 140°F for about 5 minutes, whisking continuously. If the temperature rises about 150°F, remove the egg mixture from the heat.
- Add the chocolate to the heated egg mixture and whisk to combine. Once the chocolate is melted into the mixture, set aside and let the mixture cool to room temperature.
- Whisk the softened butter into the chocolate mixture until smooth. Add the vanilla extract and whisk to combine.
- In a separate bowl, using either a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or an electric hand mixer, mix the heavy cream on high until it becomes light and fluffy.
- Fold the unsweetened whipped cream into the chocolate mixture until no streaks remain.
- Transfer the chocolate pie filling into the prepared pie crust and refrigerate until chilled and set, at least 4 hours or overnight.
Whipped Cream
- Using either a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or an electric hand mixer, mix the heavy cream and powdered sugar on high speed until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla extract and salt. Whisk to combine.
- Top the set pie with the whipped cream and decorate with pieces of chocolate or chocolate curls. Serve and enjoy!