Ingredients

The following ingredients have 10 Servings
  • 1 pie crust for a 9 inch pie, cooked and cooled (to ensure no puffing in the center, either pierce it a few times with a fork or use pie weights
  • 4 ounces of your favorite chocolate, ground in a food processor
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 6 ounces soft butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 eggs (preferably organic or pasteurized)

Instruction

  • Melt chocolate by placing it in a bowl and setting that bowl over another bowl filled with boiling water. Leave it for 3-5 minutes, take the chocolate bowl off of the other one, and stir vigorously until the chocolate is smooth. Set aside.
  • Whip the cream until if forms stiff peaks of whipped cream. Set aside.
  • Cream the butter and sugar with a mixer for 2 minutes or until fluffy. Add vanilla and whip for another minute.
  • Add chocolate and mix at medium speed until well combined.
  • Add eggs and whip on medium speed for 5 minutes.
  • Gently fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture until completely combined, Spoon into cooked pie crust and make pretty swirly designs on the top.
  • Refrigerate for 3 hours – you can even refrigerate it overnight!
  • Serve as is, or garnished with more whipped cream and/or chocolate shavings. Refrigerate any leftovers. (As if there will be leftovers!)