French Silk Pie

  • Single pie crust
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup cream
  • 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
  • Whipped cream

Bake and cool a single pie crust.

Combine sugar and eggs in a saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until temperature hits 160 degrees. Remove from heat, and add chocolate and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Cool to 90 degrees.

In a separate bowl, cream butter. Add cooled chocolate mixture. Beat on high for about 5 minutes.

In another bowl, beat cream. Add powdered sugar. Beat to stiff peaks. Mix in with chocolate mixture. Pour into crust, and cool for several hours. Top with whipped cream.