French Silk Chocolate Pie (Or Parfait)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
1 9inch pie
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 (9 inch) pie shells, baked (omit for parfait only)
- 1⁄2 cup real butter
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 whole eggs
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GARNISH
- 1⁄2 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate
directions
- Bake pie crust according to package directions for a pie that will contain a refrigerated filling. Filling is not cooked.
- Cool.
- Melt 1 ounce baking chocolate (See NOTE below).
- With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together for at least 5 minutes until sugar is dissolved.
- (This step is very important to the final texture of this dessert).
- Add melted chocolate and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Wash and dry the two raw eggs. Add two eggs, one at a time, beating 5 minutes after each addition, until mixture is thick and creamy.
- Pour into baked pie crust.
- Garnish with shavings from the 1/2 ounce chocolate square.
- Or melt chocolate and drizzle over the pie.
- Chill at least 1-2 hours or until well set.
- Because this is very rich, cut into at least 12 slices.
- This pie freezes well for up to 3 months.
- Just thaw several hours in the refrigerator and serve.
- For real decadence, spread a layer of non-dairy topping over filling before garnishing with chocolate.
- NOTE: Easy Way to Melt Chocolate: Place chocolate in a small bowl; place bowl on drip coffee maker burner until melted.
- It is just the right temperature to melt chocolate without scorching it, unless left on burner much too long.
- Note: Because of the raw eggs. this pie is not recommended for very young children, very elderly people, or people with impaired immune systems.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
BeachGirl
Edisto Island, South Carolina
I am a retired computer programmer, teacher, and cookbook author. Hubby and I have a grown daughter & SIL, son & DIL and 2 grandgirls. My favorite hobbies: cooking, Silhouette crafting, sewing, embroidery and wearable art, quilting, genealogy research, reading,