Smoldering French Silk Pie

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons coconut milk
• 1/2 cup hazelnuts, very finely chopped (pecans will also work)
• 2 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
• 4 eggs, cold

Recipe

• 1 pie crust
• 2 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 3 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 4 1/2 cup minced hazelnuts (very small pieces)
• 5 dash cinnamon, maybe 2 dashes then stop
• 6 melt chocolate and coconut milk. 15 second incraments then stir in microwave.
• 7 stir in hazelnuts and cinnamon
• 8 spread into cooked (hopefully still warm) pie crust of choice.
• 9 bottom layer:.
• 10 melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips with 3 t coconut milk and cinnamon in microwave safe bowl (or over a double boiler). nuke for 20 seconds and stir, repeat until melted.
• 11 stir in hazelnuts, pecans could be substituted in a pinch.
• 12 spread on bottom and up sides of precooked pie crust. i always use no roll coconut milk pie crust (i posted it on this site).
• 13 allow to cool and set (refrigerate if you can) while you make the rest of the pie.
• 14 melt 2 1/4 cups chocolate chips, 1/4 cup coconut milk and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper in a microwave safe bowl (or over double boiler). nuke for 20 seconds and then stir, repeat until melted.
• 15 place melted chocolate mixture and 1/4 cup butter into a mixer with a whisk tool.
• 16 beat until butter is incorporated.
• 17 add cold eggs one at a time. beat on high for 2-3 minutes after each egg.
• 18 by the time you add the 4th egg the mixture should be fluffy and lighter in color.
• 19 gently spread into the pie crust on top of the chocolate-cinnamon layer.
• 20 chill for at least 3 hours to be sure it sets and firms up.
• 21 slice and serve chilled with whipped cream.
• 22 note: this uses raw eggs. make extra super sure your eggs are fresh. i own chickens so i have it easy in that regard.