Chocolate Silk Pie Recipes

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edges are golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a heavy saucepan, combine marshmallow creme, chocolate chips, butter, unsweetened chocolate and coffee; cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Cool. Fold in whipped cream; pour into crust., For topping, in a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over filling. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving. Garnish with chocolate curls if desired.

Steps:

• Chocolate Potato Fudge Bottom:
• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Combine the butter, cocoa powder and unsweetened chocolate into a small sauce and heat until everything is melted and fully incorporated.
• Take off the heat and combine it with everything else in a bowl and mix until smooth.
• Pour into an unbaked pie crust and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to fully cool.
• Chocolate Cream Topping:
• Place everything into a mixing bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Spread on the top of the cooled fudge layer.

Steps:

• Combine crumbs and sugar.
• Add maragarine, blend well.
• Press into bottom and sides of a 9-inch (23 cm) greased pie plate.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8 minutes; cool.
• Cream margarine with sugar.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Add melted chocolate; mix well and place bowl in freezer 5 minutes or until mixture is slightly stiff.
• Prepare desert topping mix as directed on package.
• Beat in chilled chocolate mixture until light and smooth.
• Pour into prepared Crumb Crust.
• Chill until set, at least 1 hour.

Steps:

• Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the chocolate crumbs and sugar in a bowl. Add the butter and stir until well mixed. Reserve 1/2 cup of the mixture, then press the rest into a 9-inch pie plate, pressing it evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the plate. Bake for 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Make the filling: Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Mix in the salt, vanilla and brandy, if using. Add the chocolate and mix well. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Scrape the filling into the pie shell and sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture over the top. Refrigerate for 2 hours to set. Cut into wedges and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Place flour in large bowl. Cut in butter and cream cheese with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Shape dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour. Meanwhile, make chocolate curls from 1 oz. semi-sweet chocolate. (See tip.)
• Unwrap dough; place between 2 lightly floured sheets of waxed paper. Roll into 10-inch round. Discard top sheet of waxed paper. Spray 9-inch foil pie pan with cooking spray; invert over dough. Holding pie pan and dough together, flip pan over. Discard second sheet of waxed paper. Gently press dough onto bottom and up side of pan; flute edge of crust. Poke holes in bottom and side of crust.
• Bake 15 min. or until golden brown; cool. Meanwhile, microwave remaining semi-sweet chocolate in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until melted, stirring after 30 sec. Cool.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. Stir in melted chocolate; spoon into crust. Top with COOL WHIP and chocolate curls. Refrigerate 4 hours.

Steps:

• Bake pie crust as directed on package for unfilled one-crust pie; cool completely.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package; cool slightly. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 3 min. or until light and fluffy. Add melted chocolate and vanilla; mix well. Add egg product. Beat on high speed 2 min. or until light and fluffy. Spoon into pie crust.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until chilled. Top with the whipped topping. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Cream butter in a mixing bowl. Gradually beat in the sugar with an electric mixer until light colored and well blended. Stir in the thoroughly cooled chocolate, and vanilla extract. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating 5 minutes on medium speed after each addition. Spoon the chocolate filling into a cooled, baked pie shell.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• In the top of a double boiler, heat chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until pale yellow and very fluffy. Blend in the melted chocolate and vanilla. With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat in the eggs, one at a time, taking 5 minutes for each egg. Pour filling into baked pie shell. Refrigerate 4 hours before serving.

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice., Bake at 400° for 20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake 10-12 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., In a heavy saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat. In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat; stir in the chocolate, Cognac and vanilla until chocolate is melted. , Transfer to a clean bowl; press waxed paper onto surface of filling. Cool filling to room temperature. Spoon into crust. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, about 4 hours., For topping, in a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add Cognac and confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Spread over pie. Dust lightly with cocoa.