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French Silk Chocolate Pie

Source
Kraft recipe card
Serves
10
Prep
50 minutes
Cook
refrigeration 2 hours

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 box Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts, softened as directed on box

Filling

  • 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, cut into pieces
  • 1 cup butter, softened (do not use margarine)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 pasteurized eggs or 1 cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product

Topping

  • 1/2 cup sweetened whipped cream
  • Chocolate curls, if desired

Steps

  1. Heat oven to 450°F. Make pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust Baked Shell, using 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake 9-11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  2. In 1-quart saucepan, melt chocolate over low heat; cool. In small bowl with electric mixer, beat butter on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in cooled chocolate and vanilla until well blended.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating on high speed 2 minutes after each addition; beat until mixture is smooth and fluffy. Pour into cooled baked shell. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate curls.

See also: French Silk Pie

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