French Silk Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter, softened but not melted

3/4 cup sugar

2 oz. (squares) unsweetened baking chocolate, melted then cooled

1 tsp. vanilla

2 lg. eggs

1 small cont. Cool Whip

1-8" graham cracker pie shell, or pre-baked pastry shell, cooled

Procedure

In mixing bowl, cream butter, beat in sugar, cream well. Beat in melted, cooled baking chocolate and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time,beating 5 min. each and scraping bowl a lot making sure to incorporate all sugar granules so it's no longer grainy and extremely creamy. Spread into pie shell, chill 1 hour. Top with Cool Whip. Decorate with chocolate curls, mar. cherries, colored sprinkles, nuts, whatever you want!

 

*Cool Whip can be tinted with a few drops of food coloring to match any holiday.

*Other extracts can be added in addition to the vanilla to make chocolate - mint, orange, raspberry, almond, etc. ! 

 

This pie is easy to make, but easiest done in a stand-up style mixer! 

 

(Cut into small pieces, very rich!) 

Serving Information

• Serves: 8
• Fat: g
• Calories: