This French Silk Pie is a rich, creamy, and chocolatey pie with a delicious Oreo-like crust! Try this decadent dessert for your next holiday party or family gathering. It’s the perfect treat for chocolate lovers!
What is French Silk Pie?
This French Silk Pie is a rich and delicious pie dessert made of an Oreo-like cookie crust, creamy chocolate filling, and homemade whipped cream and chocolate shavings topping. It’s an indulgent dessert that is perfect for parties, holidays, or any occasion. No raw egg is used, so it is safe for consumption. The rich, creamy, and decadent chocolate filling in this French silk chocolate pie pairs perfectly with the slightly crunchy crust and ultra-light whipped cream, which may become a family favorite dessert. Try this easy chocolate silk pie recipe for your next gathering. This is definitely worth the try!
Health Benefits of Cocoa:
- Aids in weight loss.
- Boosts immune system.
- Improves cognitive health.
- Lowers the risk of heart disease.
- Helps to reduce inflammation.
Tips and Procedures:
- For the crust, you may use Oreo cookies and unsalted butter mixed in the processor or stand mixer then bake in a pie dish for 10 minutes, or until fragrant and set, to make an Oreo crust. You may use any butter pie crust or graham cracker crust, too.
- For the toppings, feel free to use bigger chocolate shavings, chocolate curls, or dust with cocoa powder in this French silk pie recipe.
- You may use granulated sugar or powdered sugar as the sweetener.
- Storage: Cover loosely with foil or plastic wrap and keep in the fridge that will last for 3-4 days.
How to Make French Silk Pie:
Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:
Crust:
- almond flour
- cocoa powder
- egg
- erythritol
- butter – not melted
- baking powder
- salt
- vanilla extract
Chocolate Filling:
- cream cheese
- whipping cream
- sour cream
- dark chocolate – melted
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- vanilla extract
- erythritol
Whipped Cream Topping:
- heavy cream
- Swerve Powdered Sweetener
- vanilla extract
- Chocolate shavings (optional)
Preheat oven to 375°F and grease a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray or butter.
In a large mixing bowl, add the almond flour, sweetener, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and cold butter. Mix well to combine and be sure the butter is well incorporated.
Add the egg to the mixture and blend until the dough looks like crumbles.
Spread and flatten out the dough into the prepared pie dish and bake for 15 minutes. Allow the pie crust to completely cool:
Chocolate Filling:
In a large mixing bowl, add cream cheese, whipped cream, sour cream, melted chocolate, cocoa powder, sweetener, and vanilla extract and blend for about 3–4 minutes, or until the chocolate filling is light and fluffy. Spread the chocolate filling into the baked pie crust and refrigerate for 4-6 hours:
Whipped Cream Topping:
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, blend the whipping cream, vanilla extract, and powdered sweetener and beat on high until peaks form. Top the pie with whipped cream topping and chocolate shavings:
Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Because it is so smooth and silky, this chocolate pie is called “French Silk.”
French Silk Pie is usually made of flaky pie crust, creamy chocolate filling, whipped cream, and chocolate shavings!
Yes, you can. Before freezing, wrap it in an extra layer of plastic wrap. Store it in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator before serving with whipped cream.
French Silk Pie
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 ½ cup almond flour
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup erythritol
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Filling:
- 16 oz cream cheese room temperature
- ¾ cup whipping cream
- 4 tablespoons sour cream
- 3 oz dark chocolate melted
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup erythritol
Whipped Cream Topping:
- ¾ cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons Swerve Powdered Sweetener
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- chocolate shavings for garnish optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and grease a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray or butter.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the almond flour, sweetener, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and cold butter. Mix well to combine and be sure the butter is well incorporated.
- Add the egg to the mixture and blend until the dough looks crumbly.
- Spread and flatten out the dough into the prepared pie dish and bake for 15 minutes. Allow the pie crust to completely cool.
Chocolate Filling:
- In a large mixing bowl add cream cheese, whipped cream, sour cream, melted chocolate, cocoa powder, sweetener, vanilla extract and blend for about 3-4 minutes or until the chocolate filling is light and fluffy.
- Spread the chocolate filling into the baked pie crust and refrigerate for 4-6 hours.
Whipped Cream Topping:
- In a large bowl, with an electric mixer blend the whipping cream, vanilla extract, powdered sweetener and beat on high until peaks form.
- Top the pie with whipped cream topping and chocolate shavings.
159 g carbs and tons of sugar? How if using erythritol?
I thought the same. If you look closely at the serving size, 1 serving is the whole 9-inch pie. Divide the calories and/or carbs by how many pieces you will cut the pie into. I would typically cut that size pie into 8 even pieces.
No egg listed in ingredients but in the instructions mention to add egg??