Description
Indulge in these decadent French Silk Pie Bars, featuring a rich chocolate filling atop a crunchy cookie crust, topped with billowy whipped cream and chocolate curls. A perfect treat for chocolate lovers!
Ingredients
Scale
For the crust:
- 2 cups crushed chocolate sandwich cookies (about 20 cookies)
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For the filling:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large pasteurized eggs
For the topping:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- chocolate curls or shavings for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare pan: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×9-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Make the crust: Combine crushed cookies and melted butter, press into pan, and bake for 8 minutes.
- Prepare the filling: Beat butter and sugar, mix in chocolate and vanilla, then add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Assemble: Spread filling over cooled crust.
- Add the topping: Whip cream with sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form, spread over filling.
- Garnish and chill: Top with chocolate curls and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before cutting into bars.
Notes
- Use pasteurized eggs for safety when consuming raw eggs.
- You can use a graham cracker crust for a different flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake (filling), Baking (crust)
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 190 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg
