Chocolate Cream Pie

In the summer, it’s too hot to heat up the kitchen by turning on the oven and baking.  I like to make non-baked desserts that are cool, refreshing and of course, chocolate.

Here is one recipe that is perfect and uses ingredients that I already have on hand...

Chocolate Cream Pie
 
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1/3 cup milk
2 tbs. sugar
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup whipping cream
1 baked pie crust
 
Beat together cream cheese and sugar; set aside.  Heat chocolate and milk over low heat, stirring until melted; remove from heat. 
 
In a separate bowl, whip cream until soft mounds hold their shape.  (You can substitute a cup of whipped topping for the whipping cream if you prefer.) 
 
Beat in cream cheese mixture only until blended.  Beat in chocolate mixture just until color is uniform.  Turn into 9-inch baked pie shell (graham cracker, pastry, or crème de menthe).  Chill at least 2 hours before serving.  Garnish with shaved chocolate if desired.

I prefer to make a graham cracker crust because I keep lots of graham crackers around in the summer for making s’mores.

I like to garnish with mini chocolate chips.

Enjoy!

Bryn Kirk

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