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French Silk Chocolate Pie Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
For a 9" pie
CRUST:
2 c old fashioned oatmeal
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2/3 c chopped pecans
2 Tbsp melted butter

FILLING:
1/2 CUP - 1 CUP Nestle's semi sweet chocolate chips
1 c softened butter
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 t. vanilla
4 small or 3 large or xtra large eggs

TOPPING:
whipped cream
Directions:
Directions:
CRUST: Preheat oven to 350°. Spread oats in a shallow pan. Toast in oven about 10 minutes. Combine brown sugar, nuts, and 2 Tbsp. butter with oats. Press on bottom and up just a little on sides of a 9” pie pan. Cool.
FILLING: (This is best done with a mixer with a wire whip attachment.)
Melt chips and cool. Beat butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Add vanilla. Beat. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition for 5 minutes.* Fold in cooled chocolate. Pour into pie shell. Chill 24 hours before serving. If short on time, place in freezer for 2 hours. Top with whip cream and extra crust if desired.

* If the batter seems to separate, add more powdered sugar, a !/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition, until it is smooth again.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10 servings
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is very rich.
We like to freeze the chocolate part and add the whipping cream before serving.
For 10" pie, double everything.

 

 

 

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