Love the classic decadent French Silk Pie? Try a frosty version. You can sneak a piece from the freezer any time you crave it.
Frosty French Silk Pie
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 6 hr 20 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Chocolate Pat-in-Pan Pie Crust
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts
Filling
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 3 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup whipping cream
Garnish, if desired
- Whipped cream
- Sliced almonds, toasted
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, beat 3/4 cup butter and 1/3 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute. Stir in cocoa and flour until mixture is crumbly. Press firmly and evenly against bottom and side of 9 1/2-inch deep-dish glass pie plate or 10-inch regular glass pie plate. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until edge appears dry. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
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Step2In 2-quart saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter and the chocolate over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. In small bowl, mix 1 cup sugar and the cornstarch with wire whisk; stir into chocolate mixture.
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Step3In small bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer on medium speed about 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored; stir into chocolate mixture. Cook chocolate mixture over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick and glossy. Stir in vanilla. Cool 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Step4In medium bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Fold chocolate mixture into whipped cream. Pour over crust. Cover; freeze about 4 hours or until firm. Remove from freezer; let stand 30 minutes before cutting. Top with whipped cream; sprinkle with almonds. Store covered in freezer.
Nutrition
430
Calories
29g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
38g
Total Carbohydrate
23g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 430
- Calories from Fat
- 260
- Total Fat
- 29g
- 44%
- Saturated Fat
- 17g
- 83%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 115mg
- 39%
- Sodium
- 135mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 150mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 38g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 23g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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