A decadent, rich pie made in the same way as French Silk Pie but with dark chocolate. A delicious, smooth, and rich filling poured into a butter crust and topped with whipped topping.
KeywordDark Chocolate Pie, French Silk Pie, Satin Pie
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time30minutes
Cooling time2hours
Total Time40minutes
Servings10servings
Calories294kcal
Ingredients
1 baked pie crust
1cupwhipping cream
¾cupdark chocolate, unsweetened
¼cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
⅓cupbutter
⅓cupsugarI often skip the sugar, altogether. See notes.
2egg yolksbeaten
3tablespoonscream
1teaspoonvanilla
whipped topping
Instructions
Combine the 1 cup of whipping cream, sugar (if using), chocolate, and butter in a pan on low heat. Heat until the chocolate melts, stirring often.
Remove from heat and add a bit of the chocolate to the egg yolks, whisking the whole time. When the egg yolks are brought up in temperature, add them to the chocolate.
Continue to heat, stirring constantly until the chocolate thickens and bubbles. Remove from heat.
Add the additional cream and vanilla, whisk well.
Set the saucepan on a bowl filled with ice water for about 20 minutes or until the mixture gets stiff.
Beat the mixture for 2-3 minutes or until the texture becomes smooth.
Spread inside your pre-baked pie shell and top with whipping cream.
Cool for 2 hours before serving.
Notes
I often skip the sugar in this recipe (and in the pie in the photos, there isn't any) which results in an even richer, denser pie. I find that the pie is already sweet enough.