French Silk Pie Recipe
A silky, chocolate-filled classic made with real chocolate, fluffy whipped cream, and a crisp Oreo cookie crust. The filling is smooth, airy, and perfectly chilled. A holiday favorite in our home.
Servings: 8 slices, 1 slice per serving.
Calories: 761kcal
Cost: $8
Ingredients
For The Crust
- 20 Regular Oreo cookies 230 g
- 3 tablespoons salted butter melted
For The Filling
- 1 ⅓ cups granulated sugar 266 g
- 4 large eggs
- 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate, chopped 227 g
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 10 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature 142 g
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ⅓ cups whipping cream cold
- 2 tablespoon powdered sugar
For The Topping
- 1 cup whipping cream cold
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 10-12 Chocolate curls or chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Make the Crust: Crush the regular Oreo cookies in a food processor until fine.
- Stir in the melted salted butter.
- Press firmly into a deep pie pan and bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Make the Chocolate Filling: In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar and eggs. Warm over medium-low heat, stirring often, until the mixture reaches 160°F and lightly coats the back of a spoon.
- Remove from heat and add the chopped chocolate. Stir until smooth. Mix in the vanilla extract and let cool.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the room-temperature salted butter with the salt until pale and fluffy.
- Add the cooled chocolate mixture and beat until silky.
- In a clean bowl, whip the cold whipping cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture.
- Spoon into the cooled crust, smooth, cover, and chill for at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Add the Topping: Whip the whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks form.
- Spread or pipe over the chilled pie.
- Garnish with chocolate curls or shavings.
Nutrition
Calories: 761kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 222mg | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 279mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 1738IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg
