| Chocolate Strawberry Silk Pie |
Author: Nikki
This Chocolate Strawberry French Pie is so silky smooth and has such a bold and rich flavor. If you are a chocolate connoisseur, this is the pie for you! It begins with an Oreo Cookie Pie Crust, filled with the delicious silky chocolatey filling and topped with delightful sweetened whip cream and gorgeous strawberries.
Ingredients
Oreo Crust
- 26 Oreos
- 5 Tablespoons melted butter
Chocolate Silk Filling
- 4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla
- 4 pasteurized eggs
Whipped Cream Topping
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Toppings (optional)
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- Hot Fudge to garnish
Instructions
Oreo Crust
- In a food processor blend Oreos until small crumbs.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine Oreos and melted butter and mix well.
- Press Oreos evenly in a 9 inch pie pan to make the crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Chocolate French Silk Filling
- In a small microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate in 30 second increments, stirring in between each increment until smooth. Let cool down and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream and beat butter and sugar for about 2 minutes until fluffy. Add melted chocolate to butter mixture. Add in vanilla and beat until combined.
- Continue to beat mixture for 15-20 minutes at medium speed, adding eggs in one at a time spacing them about 5 minutes apart before adding the next one.
- Pour into Oreo crust and spread evenly. Chill for 1-2 hours.
Homemade Whipped Cream Topping
- Beat heavy cream on high, gradually adding in sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
- Spread or pipe prepared whipped cream over pie.
Toppings
- Arrange strawberries over the whipped cream.
- Drizzle slightly warmed hot fudge over strawberries.
Notes
Adapted from my Best Ever Chocolate Silk Pie which was lightly adapted from The Pioneer Woman.
**As a word of caution, this recipe does contain raw eggs, which is what makes this a French Silk Pie. Raw eggs always pose the risk for salmonella so make sure you use fresh, refrigerated, clean, high grade and pasteurized eggs to reduce the risk. Pregnant people, older folks, young children, babies and people with compromised immune systems are at a higher risk for getting salmonella.
**As a word of caution, this recipe does contain raw eggs, which is what makes this a French Silk Pie. Raw eggs always pose the risk for salmonella so make sure you use fresh, refrigerated, clean, high grade and pasteurized eggs to reduce the risk. Pregnant people, older folks, young children, babies and people with compromised immune systems are at a higher risk for getting salmonella.
Recipe by Chef in Training at https://www.chef-in-training.com/chocolate-strawberry-silk-pie/