Double Chocolate Silk Pie

My son has been begging me to make chocolate pie for weeks. I can't tell you how many times he has said, "I like chocolate pie. Mom, when are you going to make chocolate pie?" Well, I like chocolate pie too, so I had no problem working on a recipe. It only took me two pies to get the recipe good enough to blog about. I'd say that isn't bad.

My first thought was to kick it up a notch by making it a double chocolate pie. After all, the only thing better than chocolate is double chocolate. This pie has a thin layer of semi-sweet chocolate below a thick pillow of milk chocolate mouse. Atop the mouse is a layer of sweet whipped cream, and it is all topped with grated semi-sweet chocolate. Sounds crazy good, right? It sure is.

Since this pie is not cooked, I recommend using pasteurized eggs for your mouse. That way you won't have to worry about getting sick from the raw eggs. You should be able to find pasteurized eggs in your local grocery store in the same section as non-pasteurized eggs. Now let's get to making some chocolate pie.

What You Will Need:
Pie Plate
Plastic Wrap
Pie Weights or Dried Beans
Aluminum Foil
KitchenAid Mixer with Paddle and Whisk Attachment
Microplane or grater

Ingredients:
Pie Crust (recipe posted on 5/18/13)
2 oz. Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted + 1 oz. not melted for grating
1 cup Milk Chocolate, melted
3/4 cup Salted Butter, room temperature
1/4 cup packed Brown Sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
3 Large Pasteurized Eggs
1 cup Heavy Cream (Whipping Cream)
2 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

Directions:
To Bake Pie Crust
When pie crust is rolled and formed in the pie plate, cover it lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour.

Preheat oven to 425°F with baking sheet on bottom rack.

Remove the pie crust from the refrigerator. It should be firm to the touch. Pierce the bottom and sides of the crust with a fork.

Line the crust with a double layer of aluminum foil, making sure the foil is all the way to the edges of the bottom of the pan.

Fill the pan with pie weights or dried beans, making sure to cover at least half way up the sides. I used dried beans. I keep these beans in a ziploc bag and re-use them when I bake pie crusts.

Reduce the oven to 400°F. Place the pie on the baking sheet, and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the pie pan from the oven, and remove the aluminum foil and beans from the pie crust. 

The aluminum foil will be very buttery, so be
sure to place it on a towel.

Return the pie pan to the oven, and bake for an additional 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Beat an egg with 1 teaspoon water (egg wash), and brush the egg wash on the pie crust.

Bake for an additional three minutes.

Let cool completely.

For Pie Filling
In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat semi-sweet chocolate in the microwave in 30 second increments until melted.

Spread chocolate on bottom of pie crust. Let chocolate set.

In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat milk chocolate in microwave in 30 second increments until melted. Set aside to cool.

In KitchenAid Mixer bowl, cream together butter and sugar with paddle attachment.

Gradually add melted chocolate.

Add vanilla.

Add eggs one at a time. Beat on high for 5 full minutes after each egg. I actually set a timer, so I wouldn't be tempted to cut corners. This is an extremely important step. This is what makes your filling light and airy.

Pour filling into pie crust. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.

Put KitchenAid Mixer bowl and whisk attachment in the freezer for 5 minutes.

Whip cream until just before peaks form. Add sugar and vanilla, and beat until peaks form and cream is firm.

Spread whipped cream on pie.

Grate semi-sweet chocolate over pie.

Now, doesn't that look good enough to eat? Check out what a presentation it makes sliced on a plate.

Although it takes some time to complete (because of all of the chilling), it is super simple to make, and it really is a show stopper. Impress your friends, and make one today!

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work; If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up." ~Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV

As the verse says, it is important to have friends; so you have someone to pick you up when you fall down. And I always say those friends will be more likely to pick you up if you bake them delicious desserts!

Sheryl