Basic French Silk Pie

Submitted by Diana Adcock

"Smooooooooooooth Pie."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 graham cracker pie crust or 1 pie crust
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 4 large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄2 2 1/2 teaspoons Kahlua or 2 1/2 teaspoons Grand Marnier

directions

1. Melt chocolate in a double boiler set over simmering water.
2. Set aside to cool to thick but still liquid.
3. Combine eggs and sugar in a double broiler until hot but not scrambled.
4. Remove from heat.
5. With a mixer beat the chocolate into the egg mixture, then beat in the cold butter.
6. Beat for 15 minutes--yes 15 minutes--you wanted silk.
7. Beat in vanilla and booze.
8. Scrape the filling into the shell and chill in fridge for at least 3 hours.
9. Serve with whipped cream.

Reviews

[Mimi22]

WOW! This is a super smooth pie. I left out the booze and used a chocolate graham crust. It was really good. My hubby is a chocoholic and he loved it! Thanks I will be making this again.

 

[lemon-yellow]

I wish I liked this pie more than I did. It was made to be a birthday pie for my youngest daughter, who loves Bakers Square French Silk pie. I guess we hoped for something along those lines, but this recipe is not. It makes a bitter-sweet chocolate filling -- as opposed to a sweet-chocolate French Silk. *I should note that the family members who like dark chocolate thought it tasted very good.* My other objection is the volume that the recipe makes. As you can see in the photo that I posted (the one with the butterfly crust that my daughter painstakingly cut out with tiny double cookie cutters), it only filled the 10 inch, pre-baked pie shell half-way. Considering the concaved edges of a pie plate, that is not a lot of filling. If you mound the whipped cream above the crust line at all, it is going to be a one-third chocolate, two-thirds whipped cream pie -- not my ideal ratio. In the end, if you like shallow dark chocolate pies: you will probably like this one. If you want Bakers Square style: you will have to find your car keys.

 

[rbrynsaas]

This pie had good flavor, but was way to rich for my family. It was more like eating fudge. But like I said, it did have good flavor.

 

[Adopt Pets]

Wow! Chocolate mousse in a crust! Yum! I used recipe #23815 from this site for the crust (I used Oreos) and put in a 9" springform pan. It was time consuming, but easy and it came out just right. I will make again and it is something I would make for a dinner party. Very rich!

 

[aletamarie]

This is one for serious chocoholics. It's almost like a cross between fudge and chocolate cheesecake. I can't describe it. Absolutely phenomenal and very easy. Hubby loves it, I mean LOVES it. I knew it was the recipe for me when I read 8oz of chocolate. I'm not sure if it matters but I used Ghiradelli chocolate. I think I am still in a chocolate coma from last night's slice. I used regular pie crust, but I'm not sure if it was the cheap store brand crust or what, but the crust was a bit of a detriment from the chocolate goodness. I might try the graham crust next time. Thanks for a great recipe!