Luscious French Silk Pie Recipe with a Pecan Cookie Crust (2024)

FAQs

What is the difference between chocolate pie and French silk pie? ›

The Crust: Chocolate cream pie traditionally sits on a cookie crumb crust, while French silk pie traditionally sits on a pastry crust. The Filling: Chocolate cream pie filling has a denser, pudding-like consistency, while French silk pie filling has a lighter, airier, more mousse-like consistency.

At its core, French silk pie is just a chocolate mousse consisting of eggs, cream, chocolate, sugar, and butter.

Chef Paula Haney shares with Duff the bakery's recipe for the Fat Elvis Pie, which was inspired by Elvis Presley's love of peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches. The pie includes chocolate pastry cream, peanut butter filling and slices of banana in a crust made of graham cracker crumbs, dry roasted peanuts and pretzels.

A cookie sheet is easier to clean than the bottom of the oven. it is often wise to bake fruit pies on a cookie sheet or similar pan to catch any juices that overflow. If it's a pie that may bubble over, like a fruit pie, then it may be advisable to put the pie pan on top of a cookie sheet, to catch any drips.

Vintage Funeral Pie Recipe is an old-fashioned dessert that is made from raisins, spices, and walnuts. It was traditionally made by the Amish, but this sugary pie fits right into a Southern cook's recipe box.

Most French silk pie recipes call for raw eggs, but I gently cook them first. This requires an extra step on the stove, but it cancels out any worries of serving raw eggs. Even with this step, we still have the same smooth-as-silk texture—nothing is compromised!

Overview: How to make Milk Bar Crack Pie

The crust is the perfect cookie consistency to hold the gooey buttery filling. Prepare the filling: The filling is a mixture of sugar, milk powder, egg yolk, heavy cream, butter and vanilla.

The mousse pie sits in a delicious Oreo cookie crust and has a sky-high, super thick, airy mousse filling. This French silk pie, however, is served in a traditional pie crust and has a much richer, smoother filling. (Truthfully though… you can't go wrong with either chocolate pie!)

Dairy Queen has discontinued the French Silk Pie Blizzard, a fan favorite.

The Ingredients for Pie Crust. There are two types of pie crust flaky and mealy. Both use the same simple ingredients flour, fat, salt and water. The difference between the two are the way the fat and flour are put together.

What are the two styles of traditional pie dough What makes them different? ›

A flaky crust is used for non-liquid or cooked fillings. It's achieved by keeping your fat pieces larger after combining. Mealy dough is used for pies with a liquid or custard filling. It's dense, so it can withstand heavier fillings, and is made by rubbing your fat and flour down to cornmeal-sized pieces.