French Silk Pie with Graham Cracker Pecan Crust
A luscious chocolate pie with a wonderful graham cracker and pecan crust.
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 376kcal
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ½ cup finely chopped pecans
- ¼ cup sugar
For the Filling
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup cocoa
- 1 tablespoon dried espresso or coffee
- pinch of salt
- 3 extra large eggs
Garnish
- Whipped cream
- Chocolate Curls
Instructions
Prepare the Crust
- Put the graham cracker crumbs into a food processor and process until you have a fine crumb. Add the pecans and process until the nuts are very small and blended in.
- Add the sugar and mix well, then slowly steam the butter into the dry ingredients and process until they come together.
- Pat into a 9 inch pie plate and bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes; until just starting to turn brown.
- Remove from oven and cool completely.
Prepare the filling
- Cream butter, sugar and vanilla together. Combine the cocoa, espresso and salt in a small bowl and whisk together. Add it to the butter mixture and beat for 5 minutes, scraping bowl often.
- Add each egg separately and beat for a full 5 minutes after the addition of each egg. Scrape bowl often.
- Pour the mixture into the cooled pie crust and smooth it out to the edges. Pipe whipped cream on top of pie and sprinkle with chocolate curls. Refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving. Can be frozen.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 237mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 649IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg