February 14, 2026 | Posted in:

Top-down view of a whole French Silk Pie with dramatic whipped cream swooshes and bittersweet chocolate curls.

French Silk Pie

Published: February 2026
Author: Recipe sourced from Epicurious; Photo: @travis.rainey, Food Styling: @curlygirlcooks
Recipe origin: USA

From Heritage Cookbook creator Kristin L.’s ‘Make Ahead Dinner Party’ menu!

Yields 8 to 10 servings / 40 minutes (plus cooling and chilling)
Crust
24 Oreo or other creme-stuffed chocolate sandwich cookies
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Filling
3 large eggs
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, preferably 70% cacao, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal or ½ teaspoon Morton kosher salt
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup heavy cream

Topping and Assembly
1 ¼ cups heavy cream
¼ cup (28 g) powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon Diamond Crystal or Morton kosher salt
Chocolate curls (for serving; optional)

Crust
Crumble 24 Oreo or other creme-stuffed chocolate sandwich cookies into a large resealable plastic bag and seal. Using a rolling pin, crush to very fine crumbs. (Alternatively, pulse cookies in food processor just until fine crumbs have formed; you should have about 2 cups.)
Transfer crumbs to a medium bowl and add 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted. Mix until crumbs are evenly saturated in butter and transfer to a standard 9″-diameter glass pie dish. Press into an even layer across bottom and up sides with a flat-bottomed measuring cup. Chill crust at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours.

Filling
Whisk together 3 large eggs and 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar in a medium heatproof bowl set over a large saucepan of barely simmering water (bowl should not touch water). Heat, vigorously whisking often, until sugar is almost completely dissolved and mixture is pale yellow and slightly aerated, about 5 minutes.
Add 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, preferably 70% cacao, finely chopped (about 1 cup), 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal or ½ teaspoon Morton kosher salt and stir with a rubber spatula until chocolate is melted and mixture is thick and smooth, about 2 minutes. Remove bowl from heat and let cool (do not cover; about 30 minutes).
Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, add cooled chocolate mixture, and beat just until combined, about 30 seconds. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula, then mix on medium-high speed until slightly lightened in color and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Set butter mixture aside.
Beat 1 cup heavy cream in another medium bowl on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Scrape whipped cream into reserved butter mixture and gently stir to combine. Scrape filling into crust and smooth into an even layer. Chill (uncovered) in the refrigerator at least 4 hours.

Topping and Assembly
Just before serving pie, using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat 1 ¼ cups heavy cream, ¼ cup (28 g) powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and ¼ teaspoon Diamond Crystal or Morton kosher salt in a medium bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes (be careful not to over beat). Dollop whipped cream over pie filling and, using offset spatula or a spoon, spread out to crust in an even layer, creating dramatic swirls and swooshes. Top with chocolate curls if desired.

Do Ahead: Pie (without toppings) can be assembled 1 day ahead. Cover with plastic wrap or buttered wax paper and keep chilled.
“This was a favorite of mine growing up! I’ve played around with the recipe over the years, and think this version is perfect!”

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March 14, 2025 | Posted in:

Bobbie’s Sweet Potato Pie – A Classic Recipe for Pi Day


Submitted by: Regina T.
Recipe origin: Southern Cuisine

Pi Day (March 14th) is a celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi), but let’s be honest – it’s also the perfect excuse to indulge in a delicious slice of pie! What better way to mark the occasion than with a comforting homemade recipe that has been passed down through generations?

This Sweet Potato Pie is a true classic, rich with warm spices and a buttery, smooth texture that makes every bite a taste of home. Whether you’re celebrating Pi Day or just craving something comforting and delicious, this recipe is sure to become a favorite!

1 pound sweet potatoes (baked)
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 (9-inch) deep dish pie shell

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Prick the pie shell with a fork several times to prevent air pockets from forming. In a mixing bowl, mash the baked sweet potatoes until smooth. Add the butter and mix well. Stir in the sugar, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and evaporated milk. Mix until fully combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared pie shell. Bake for 1 hour, or until the pie is golden brown and set in the center. Let cool before serving. Enjoy!

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December 14, 2024 | Posted in:

A slice of homemade mincemeat pie with ice cream.

Merry Meatless Mincemeat Pie


Submitted by: Amy
Recipe origin: England / Georgia

My dad, Bill, loved mincemeat pie, and he and my grandfather would sneak into the kitchen in the night to snack on it. I was afraid of it as a child–why is it called mincemeat? Could someone be trying to sneak gravy into my pie? The flavors are intense and perhaps a bit off-putting for children, and my grandfather’s comments about how it “put hair on your chest” probably weren’t helpful either. In olden days, mincemeat pie really contained minced meat (e.g. venison) along with all the fruit. My mother didn’t use meat, as I recall, but she did use beef suet. I don’t want to hunt for suet, so I go with butter instead. The filling can be prepared and refrigerated several days ahead–it’s a labor of love, so I highly recommend making ahead and finding victi–I mean volunteers–to help with all the chopping. You can simply serve the filling over ice cream, too, and skip the crust-making. May this pie be worth a midnight trip to your kitchen.

Dough for double pastry pie crust
1 ½ lb Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, diced ¼-inch (about 3 large)
1 ½ lb Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, diced ¼-inch (about 3 large)
1 cup dried currants
1 cup golden raisins
¼ cup diced candied orange peel
2 tablespoons finely diced candied ginger
¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
Grated zest and juice from 1orange
Grated zest and juice from 1lemon
1 stick (4 oz) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon allspice
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon table salt
1 ½ cups apple cider, divided
1/3 cup Calvados or other brandy
1 tablespoon boiled cider (optional)
1 tablespoon milk, for crust
1 tablespoon sugar or sparkling sugar, for crust

Place all ingredients except brandy, ½ cup cider, milk, and sugar for crust in a large heavy saucepan on med heat. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to med-low and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, 3 hrs. Mixture will thicken and darken.

Stir in remaining ½ cup cider and brandy. Continue cooking, stirring often, 30 min or till liquid is syrupy and mixture is jammy. Cool to room temp.

Heat oven to 400 °F. Roll one piece of dough to a 12-in circle. Transfer to 9-in pie pan. Roll second dough piece to12-in circle. Spoon filling into pan. Place top dough over filling. Tuck edge of top dough under. Press to seal and create decorative crust. Cut 5 slits in top crust. Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake till crust is light golden brown, 25 min. REDUCE OVEN TEMP to 350 °F. Bake till juices bubble and crust is deep golden brown, 35-45 min. Cool to room temp before serving.

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March 4, 2022 | Posted in:

Tequila lime pie

Margarita pie, or key lime tequila pie

I’ve got March Break on the mind. It happens to us Northerners some time in March. We’ve endured as much winter fun as one should have to, and as the days get longer, the birds start chirping a little louder and the occasional patch of muddy grass pokes through the snow piles, we start to think about warm places. March is really a mind jam – you think spring is coming, but there’s still a ways to go, and the days are frustratingly unpredictable. So many many many many of us head south for a week or so, just to give us the strength to endure the slow tease of springs unveiling.
With that in mind, I thought it might be fun this week to look for a recipe that combines the fun of a classic spring break cocktail with the sin of a sticky sweet treat. The result is a stunning dessert that will leave you feeling like you’ve indulged in a romp at a beach side restaurant without the hangover!

Ingredients

4 large egg yolks
1-14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 C Margarita mix (see below for homemade margarita mix)
1-2 T tequila
1-9 inch prepared graham cracker pie shell
Unsweetened whipped cream (optional)

Preparation Instructions

Position rack in the center of oven and preheat to 350. Whisk together the yolks and the condensed milk. Add the margarita mix and whisk for 1 minute. Whisk in the tequila. Pour the mixture into the pie shell and bake until filling is lightly, but evenly set and the edges of the shell are lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 2 hours. Top wedges with whipped cream (optional) to serve.

Home made Margarita mix

1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup fresh lime juice
Mix all ingredients. Cook in a saucepan until all the sugar has dissolved, and mixture has thickened somewhat, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Will keep refrigerated about a month.

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March 23, 2019 | Posted in:

Banana Cream Pie For Your Custom Recipe Book

This recipe is very versatile. Can be used for other cream pies.

For Butterscotch:
Substitute 1 cup of brown sugar for the 2/3 cup whie sugar and use brown sugar in the meringue.

For Coconut:
Add 1 cup moist shredded coconut to the Banana Cream filling and sprinkle coconut over the meringue before baking.

For Chocolate:
Increase the sugar to 1 cup and add 3 tablespoons of cocoa.
Ingredient list

2/3 Cup Granulated Sugar
3 Tablespoons Corn Starch
2 Cups Scalded Milk
3 Egg Yolks, slightly beaten
3 Tablespoons Margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of Salt
Instructions

Mix flour, sugar and salt. Gradually add scalded milk and cook over low heat stirring until mixture thickens. Add a small amount of this hot mixture to the egg yolks, then stir the egg yolk mixture into the rest of the hot mixture. Cook until mixture thickens like pudding. Add butter and vanilla. Stir and Cool

Slice 2 bananas in the bottom of a baked pie shell and pour cooled cooked mixture over bananas. Top with meringue. Bake at 300 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes til brown.

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November 22, 2016 | Posted in:

Classic Pumpkin Pie Recipe For Your Family Cookbook

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Prep Time: 15 min.
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 min., plus chilling time

Ingredients

Pie Dough:

1 ¼ cups flour
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 cup cold, unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
2-3 tbsp ice water

Filling:

2 cups pumpkin puree (either from a can or homemade)
2 eggs
½ cup brown sugar
1 cup 35% cream
1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
¼ tsp salt

Directions

1. In the bowl of a food processor pulse to combine flour, salt and sugar. Add cubed butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 1 tbsp ice water at a time, pulsing to combine. Mixture should hold together when pressed together but will still look a bit crumbly. Transfer crumbly dough to a lightly floured countertop. Knead a few times to press into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

2. While the dough is chilling, make the pie filling. Whisk together pumpkin puree, eggs, brown sugar, cream, pumpkin pie spice and salt.

3. Preheat oven to 425F. Roll out dough into an 11-inch circle. Place in a 9” pie dish. Trim edges so that there is only ½-inch overhang. Fold edges underneath and crimp. Pour filling into pie shell. Bake for 15 mins., then reduce temperature to 350F. Bake for an additional 45 min., until filling is set and pie crust is golden brown. Let cool completely before slicing.

4. Serve with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

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May 8, 2016 | Posted in:

Classic Apple Pie For Your Family Cookbook

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Prep Time: 15 min.
Total Time: 2 ½ hours plus cooling time.

Ingredients

Pie Dough:

2 ½ cups flour
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 cup cold, unsalted butter, cut into cubes
3- 4 tbsp ice water

Filling:

5 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp butter, cubed

1 egg, beaten

Preparation Instructions

1. In the bowl of a food processor pulse to combine flour, salt and sugar. Add cubed butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 1 tbsp ice water at a time, pulsing to combine. Mixture should hold together when pressed together but will still look a bit crumbly. Transfer crumbly dough to countertop. Press into two discs. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. While dough is chilling make apple pie filling. In a large bowl combine apples, brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and flour.
3. Preheat oven to 400F. Roll out 1 disc of pie dough into an 11-inch circle. Place in a 9-inch pie dish. Top with filling. Dot filling with cubed butter. Roll out remaining disc of dough to a 10-inch circle. Brush rim of pie dough with beaten egg. Top with dough and press edges to seal. Trim edges so there is a 1-inch overhang. Crimp edges of dough. Brush top of pie with egg.
4. Cut four or five slits in top of pie. Place pie on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake pie in bottom third of oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350F and continue baking until pie is bubbling and golden, about 40 to 50 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

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October 9, 2012 | Posted in:

Finnish pasty

from Jennifer L.’s book, North Branch , MN

Ingredients

Pasty Dough:
1 tsp salt
3 c. flour
1 c. shortening
1 egg
1 tbsp vinegar
water

Preparation instructions

Pasty Dough:
Combine salt and flour; cut in shortening. Place egg and vinegar into a measuring cup; add water to fill to 1 cup.
Blend dry and liquid ingredients until a soft dough is formed. Add additional flour if dough is too soft. Divide dough into 6 parts and roll into six individual circles.
Filling:
Combine vewgetables and beef; season to taste. Divide filling onto the six circles, placing the filling on half of each circle. Brush the edge of each circle with water and fold half the circle over the filling. Crimp the edges to seal well. Do not prick. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake @ 375° for 1 hour.

Submitted by: Jennifer L

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October 1, 2012 | Posted in:

Fruit pizza

from karen a.’s book, Underwood, MN

Ingredients

2 cups bisquick
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
1 egg
1 (3oz ) pkg cream cheese
1/3cup sugar
1tsp vanilla
3/4 cup whipping cream or cool whip
assorted fresh fruit
1/2 cup apple jelly melted

Preparation instructions

Mix bisquick and sugar, cut in butter until crumbly
Mix in egg until soft dough forms. Pat dough into greased and floured 12 inch pizza pan; pinch edges. Bake until edges just begin to turn brown, 10-12 minutes. Cool crust. Beat cream cheese 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth. Add whipped cream and spread over crust to within 1/4 inch of rim. Arrange fruit; brush with jelly refrigerate for 2 hours

Submitted by: karen a

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