French Silk Pie Recipe with Peppermint! (2024)

December 23, 2014 by Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) · Updated February 6, 2024

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This Peppermint French Silk Pie recipe is necessary, y’all. We’re talking rich, creamy chocolate filling that’s smooth as “silk” with just the right hint of peppermint—it’s a holiday season essential! It’s like every bite is a little piece of festive luxury, making your taste buds dance with joy. Perfect for flexing your baking skills at holiday parties or just treating yourself because you deserve that top-tier dessert life.

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When I hit 30 years old a few years ago, chocolate became a weekly essential toensure good manners and overall polite behavior. I am 90% positive and sweet in socialsituations and chocolate makes up the other 10% when necessary.

Myhappiness percentage increases to about 95% during the Christmas season, but I still need my chocolate to make up the 5%difference. A slice of this Peppermint French Silk Pie each day definitely put a smile onmy face and kind words in my mouth.

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What is French Silk Pie?

The pie gets its name from the texture of the chocolate mousse. The texture was considered silky smooth. That’s why this pie received this name.

It has origins in France which is why it gets that French tag first. It is crucial that each bite of this pie is indeed smooth and “silky”. The texture is why it gets that incredible name.

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Ingredients

For the Pie Pastry:
- Flour Power: Grab your all-purpose flour, the foundation of our flaky pastry.
- A Pinch of Salt: Just a little to balance the flavors.
- Butter & Shortening Combo: The dynamic duo that brings the crust to life with their rich, tenderizing powers.
- Chill Factor: A splash of cold water to bring the dough together.
For the Peppermint French Silk Pie:
- Whip it Good: Whipping cream for that silky, luxurious texture.
- Chocoholic’s Dream: Semisweet chocolate pieces to melt your heart.
- Sweetness and Light: Sugar to sweeten the deal.
- Butter Me Up: Butter for a smooth, creamy blend.
- Egg-cellent Yolks: Lightly beaten egg yolks to enrich the filling.
- Creamy or Boozy: Creme de cacao for a hint of liquor, or more whipping cream for a non-alcoholic version.
- Peppermint Pizzazz: Peppermint extract to bring in the festive vibes.
For Garnish:
- Whipped Cream: Because more is always better.
- Peppermint Pieces: For that extra holiday cheer.

How to Make French Silk Pie with Peppermint

Start with my perfect pie crustfor this recipe. The pie filling for French silk pie is chocolate mousse,which is normally topped with whipped cream.

To create the filling, you will combine the whipping cream, chocolate, sugar, and butter over heat and continue to stir until the chocolate completely melts and is smooth.

Once the chocolate is smooth, you will need to add the egg yolks but you will need to temper them!

Tip on tempering: You will stir a tiny bit of the hot chocolate mixture into the eggs and whisk quickly. This will help bring the eggs up to temperature.

This will allow you to add the eggs to the chocolate mixture without them scrambling and ruining the chocolate mousse mixture.

Cook and stir over medium-low heat about 5 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened and begins to bubble. Remove from heat.

The magic of this peppermint French silk pie recipe is not just in the chocolate. It has aflaky and buttery crust, a smooth chocolate mousse filling spiked with peppermint extractand a lovely topping of fresh whipped cream garnished with crushed peppermint.

How to Store

Keep your French Silk Pie with Peppermint fresh and fabulous by storing it in the refrigerator. Simply cover it loosely with plastic wrap or aluminum foil, and it will stay delightful for up to 4 days.

Other Pie Recipes to Try

If you like this Peppermint French Silk Pie, you’ll definitely love some of my other pie

recipes.

Chocolate Peppermint Pie

With a rich and creamy chocolate pie filling hinted with peppermint and smooth as silk, this Chocolate Peppermint Pie recipe is an absolutely must have during the holiday season!

5 from 5 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 552kcal

Author: Jocelyn Delk Adams

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Pie Pastry:

▢ 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
▢ 1/4 cup shortening
▢ 1/4 cup butter cut up, or shortening
▢ 1/4 cup cold water

For the Peppermint French Silk Pie:

▢ 1 cup whipping cream
▢ 6 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces 1 cup
▢ 1/3 cup sugar
▢ 1/3 cup butter
▢ 2 larg egg yolks lightly beaten
▢ 3 tablespoons creme de cacao or whipping cream
▢ 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
▢ Garnish: Whipped cream and peppermint pieces

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Instructions

In a medium bowl stir together flour and salt. Using pastry blender, cut in shortening and butter until pieces are pea size.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the flour mixture; toss with a fork. Push moistened pastry to side of bowl. Repeat moistening flour mixture, using 1 tablespoon of the water at a time, until flour mixture is moistened. Gather flour mixture into a ball, kneading gently until it holds together.
On a lightly floured surface use your hands to slightly flatten pastry. Roll pastry from center to edges into a circle about 12 inches in diameter.
Wrap pastry circle around the rolling pin. Unroll into a 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate without stretching it.
Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold under extra pastry even with the plate’s edge. Crimp edge as desired.

For the Peppermint French Silk Pie:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Prick bottom and sides of pastry with a fork. Line pastry with a double thickness of foil. Bake for 8 minutes; remove foil. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes more or until golden. Cool on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, in a medium heavy saucepan combine whipping cream, semisweet chocolate pieces, sugar, and butter. Cook and stir over low heat about 10 minutes or until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat. Gradually stir about half of the hot mixture into egg yolks. Return egg yolk mixture to saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat about 5 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened and begins to bubble. Remove from heat. (Mixture might appear slightly curdled.) Stir in creme de cacao or whipping cream and peppermint extract.
Place saucepan in a bowl of ice water and let stand about 20 minutes or until mixture stiffens and becomes hard to stir, stirring occasionally.
Transfer chocolate mixture to a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 2 to 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Spread chocolate mixture in pastry shell. Cover and chill for 5 to 24 hours. To serve, top with whipped cream.

Notes

Make sure you properly temper the eggs. You will need to whisk these eggs carefully with the chocolate mixture so they don’t scramble.

How to Store

Keep your Chocolate Peppermint Pie fresh by storing it in the refrigerator. Simply cover it loosely with plastic wrap or aluminum foil, and it will stay delightful for up to 4 days.

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