My dad came over for dinner last night so I took the opportunity to make and serve a French Silk Pie from Martha Stewart. The pie was excellent. The chocolate part was a bit denser than the Cooks’ Country Pie, but it was still very good. Plus, the recipe scores bonus points for being super simple.
Another bonus is that this recipe seems easy to scale down. You could buy mini pie shells such as these, make 1/3 of the filling using 4 T butter, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 oz chocolate, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and make about 3 (?) little mini pies.
P.S. I used pasteurized raw eggs
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That texture looks more like what I remember as French Silk Pie. More dense, Less mousse-like.
Another yummy french silk pie to bookmark. Thanks!
SO glad that the pie ended up being a winner!!
oh YUm!
I am going to have to try that one, do you think it would be good in a crumb crust or would that be sweetness overkill? I guess I can just try it and see!
Karen, I think it would be good in a crumb crust.
Looks yummy! Perfect slice there in the picture.
Anna, I’m curious, which would be pick.. Cook’s Country version or Martha’s. Both look delicious to me.
“Denser” works for me. I’d even try it on a chocolate-wafer crust. Thanks!
I’d probably pick this one. The CC one was excellent, but dealing with the candy thermometer beating the eggs over boiling water was kind of a pain. Plus, it seemed sweeter. This one is less sweet. But they were both good.
This looks great!!! So decedent!!!
That came out so good! So this ie was more denser than another one? Isn’t that a good thing? LOL
I have a silk pie on my kristacooks that you cook the filling it’s delicious and the only sweet thing Nerd will eat:)
http://kristacooks.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/nerds-chocolate-silk-pie/
Welcome back! That looks fabulous. I’ve never made french silk pie. It looks easy enough to make for Easter. (I say “easy enough” because I host and have a ton of dishes to make!)
That looks absolutely scrumptious…. Will have to try this soon.
The pie turned out fabulously–thick and chocolatey with that silky texture. YUM! I’m sure your dad adored it!
oh gosh, Anna! That picture just made me realize how hungry I am! YUMMY! I will be trying that recipe. I wish I could whip it up quick for dinner tonight!
I checked the recipe and the eggs aren’t cooked. I thought raw eggs were a no-no. Wendy
Wendy, thanks! I used pasteurized raw eggs. I meant to say that.
Oh, I love French Silk pie! I’ll have to try that one.
Made this for Thanksgiving… it was a little sweet for me. Next time I’ll go with a less-sweet whipped cream topping to counteract it. but still really good!