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French Silk Pie

The classic Baker's Square copycat recipe!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Refidgerate12 hours
Total Time12 hours 41 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Baking, Chocolate, Christmas, From Scratch, Gluten Free, Holiday, Make Ahead, Pie, Thanksgiving, valentine's day
Servings: 8 slices
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer with Beaters and Large Bowl
  • Spatula
  • Small bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 cup salted butter
  • cups sugar
  • 2 oz ghiradeli unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  • tsp vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 6 oz whipped topping or real whipped cream
  • 1 deep dish frozen pie crust gluten free option: use Mi-del pie crust or make your own from scratch

Instructions

Crust

  • Place frozen pie crust on a sheet pan and bake according to package instructions. Let cool.

Filling

  • Add room temperature butter and sugar to a large bowl. Cream them together at medium-high speed for 15-20 minutes until the sugar is not grainy.
  • Next, add the melted and cooled chocolate and vanilla. Mix to combine.
  • Then add eggs, 2 at a time. Beating 5 minutes after each addition.
  • Pour the mixture into pie crust. Top with whipped cream and garnish with chocolate chips, shaved chocolate or cocoa powder. Refrigerate overnight and enjoy!

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