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These Dreamy French Silk Pie Bars have a luxuriously dense, mousse-like filling that is incredibly rich and silky smooth with an Oreo cookie crumb crust.

Dreamy French Silk Pie Bars

Kelly
French silk pie bars have luxuriously dense and silky-smooth filling with an Oreo cookie crumb crust for amazing flavor and texture.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 48 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 bars
Calories 293 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Oreo cookie base:

  • 1 ½ cups finely ground Oreo cookie crumbs 17 cookies ((6.75oz, 191g))
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter (2oz, 57g)

For the filling:

  • 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate melted and cooled ((113g))
  • 1 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled ((8oz, 227g))
  • 1 ⅓ cups superfine sugar (10.6oz, 300g)
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature

For topping:

  • Lightly sweetened whipped cream
  • Semi-sweet chocolate shavings or curls

Instructions
 

For the Oreo cookie base:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Prepare an 8 inch by 8 inch baking pan by lining the pan with aluminum foil leaving an overhang coming up the sides to easily lift the bars out of the pan. Alternatively use a non-stick, removable bottom pan. Spray the inside with cooking spray.
  • Combine the Oreo cookie crumbs and the melted butter. Press into the bottom of baking pan.
  • Bake in 350 degree F oven for 5-8 minutes until set.
  • Remove from oven and let cool. Let chill in freezer while preparing the filling.

For the filling:

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the softened butter and the sugar on medium-high for 5 minutes until pale in color and light and fluffy, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl half-way through.
  • Add the salt, vanilla, coffee granules, and cooled, melted chocolate and beat for another 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Using the whisk attachment, one by one, add the eggs and beat for a full 5 minutes after the addition of each egg, for a total of 20 minutes. Beating the full 20 minutes is essential. Scrape down the sides of the bowl before the addition of each egg.
  • Pour the filling into the prebaked crust and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
  • Before serving, top with lightly sweetened whipped cream and chocolate shavings or curls.
  • Store the French Silk Pie Bars in the refrigerator.

Notes

  • If you don’t have superfine sugar on hand, it’s easy enough to make at home. Just process some regular granulated sugar in the food processor for a minute or two.

Nutrition

Calories: 293kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 3gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 77mgPotassium: 91mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 518IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 2mg
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