Kelly's French Silk Chocolate Pie

Submitted by Wildflour

"This pie is to die for, and my most requested pie, too! Easy to make, very rich! Happy to share! Enjoy! :)"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 keebler 8-inch graham cracker crust (or homemade)
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1 teaspoon good vanilla
• 2 eggs
• Cool Whip
• 1 Plain Hershey Bar, room temp
• maraschino cherry (optional)

directions

1. In microwave, melt chocolate, set aside to cool.
2. In medium bowl, cream butter, gradually add sugar, cream well.
3. Mix in melted, cooled chocolate and vanilla.
4. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating 5 minutes each, and scraping sides of bowl often to incorporate all sugar.
5. (Beat until no longer any grains of sugar).
6. Spoon and smooth into pie crust.
7. Chill until set, about 1 hour.
8. Serve topped with Cool Whip, chocolate shavings and a maraschino cherry.
9. *Double this recipe for a 9-inch deep dish pie.
10. Variations: add, in addition to vanilla, 1 teaspoons peppermint extract, tint Cool Whip pink for Valentines day, green for St Patty’s day.
11. Top with crushed peppermint sticks/candy canes just before serving for Christmas.

Reviews

[Faux Chef Lael]

My Aunt Karen has been making this recipe for years. I finally asked her for the recipe and was surprised at how easy it is to make. You absolutely MUST continue beating the butter until the sugar granules disappear into it (5 minutes), and then you must beat each egg in seperately (approx 5 minutes each.) This makes it time consuming, and practically impossible to whip by hand. In fact, a Kitchen Aid type mixer will really work the best, but I have also done it with an electric hand mixer in a large bowl. Other than the time involved, it is very simple and completely delicious. My husband says it is "the height of decadence" and everyone I serve it to asks me for the recipe. Try it!

 

[Todd Webb]

I ate the whole thing in 12 hours. A mistake. Don't do that. This pie requires that someone ELSE serves you a small slice and hides the rest.

 

[Lutie]

Make sure you beat the eggs at least 8 minutes each time one is put into the bowl...I use the whipping paddle on my KitchenAid, instead of the regular one...made the filling higher and creamier...this was made for an event tonight and so many people asked about it...Great recipe! Served it in an Oreo cookie crust...with whipped cream on top. People wanted to take it home with them on a plate...after eating a piece, they wanted more!

 

[shields.a]

Great recipe. I made it using pasteurized eggs in a carton (1/2 cup=2 eggs), and substituted real whipped cream for the Cool Whip--very nice! Oreo crust on this one.<br/><br/>The second time I made this, I did the mods above and also increased the baker's chocolate to 3 oz. and decreased the sugar to a rounded 1/2 cup (from 3/4 cup), for more of a dark chocolate taste--still plenty sweet. Graham cracker crust on this. Excellent either way! May try adding some brewed coffee to the mix if I do it again . . . .

 

[wcramer06]

I made a double pie for Mother's Day - and I really liked it. I used cage free organic eggs (which I almost always do) because the idea of a pie with raw eggs kind of freaked me out a little. I made it with a stand mixer, beating 5 minutes on high using the whisk attachment after adding each PAIR of eggs (4 eggs total, 2 at a time). It came out really, really good. I couldn't bring myself to tell anyone that was eating it that there were raw eggs in it, but I felt a little guilty for not telling them. But, it was just wonderful. Thank you!