Classic French Silk Pie
Servings: 1 pie
Classic French Silk Pie with a cocoa pie crust, a smooth cooked-egg chocolate filling, and fluffy vanilla whipped cream. Rich, creamy, and made ahead. The chocolate pie that earns a spot on every holiday table.
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Ingredients
FOR THE CRUST
FOR THE FILLING
- 6 oz Dark Chocolate
- 4 oz Milk Chocolate
- 160 g Granulated Sugar
- 4 Eggs (room temperature)
- 185 g Butter (room temperature)
- 230 g Heavy Cream
- 10 g Vanilla Bean Paste
FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM
- 360 g Heavy Cream
- 25 g Powdered Sugar
- 10 g Vanilla Bean Paste
- Milk Chocolate Bar (for the chocolate curl topping)
Instructions
- Roll out and blind bake your chocolate crust in a pie dish for 20-25 minutes, until it is fully set in the center. Before baking, add parchment paper to the center of the pie and fill it with uncooked rice to keep the crust from puffing up. Once baked, allow it to cool completely.
- Prepare your filling. In a heat safe bowl, add the eggs and sugar. Whisk to combine, then place the bowl on top of a sauce pan with boiling water inside (double boiling). Whisk the eggs constantly until they reach 160°F. Let this mixture cool for 10 minutes.
- Melt the dark and milk chocolate using the microwave in 30 second increments. After the egg mixture has cooled, slowly whisk the chocolate in until smooth. Set aside to cool for another 10 minutes.
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, whisk the heavy cream and vanilla until stiff peaks form (I use an electric hand mixer for this).
- Once the butter is fluffy, slowly pour in the chocolate mixture with the mixer on a low speed. Once combined and smooth, gently fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture by hand, careful not to knock the air out of the cream.
- Fill the cooled pie crust with the silky chocolate filling. Cover with plastic wrap and allow it to cool for at least 4 hours, or up to 48 hours.
- When you’re ready to serve the pie, prepare your whipped cream by whisking the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Add this whipped cream to the top of the pie. Then, using a vegetable peeler, add milk chocolate shavings to the top of the pie. Milk chocolate is ideal for this because it curls easily. Enjoy!