Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Review of last recipe - Herbed Stuffed Pork Chops (photo above) - An okay stuffed pork chop; just nothing special.

TODAY'S RECIPE - CHOCOLATE-CHEESE PIE
Best made early in the day or the night before.

Serves 8-10

Graham cracker pie shell
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 tbsp sugar
6 tbsp butter, melted

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
dash of salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
3 squares (3oz total) semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
whipped cream

Prepare pie shell by mixing the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter together.  Press firmly in 9" pie plate.  Chill in freezer.

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla until well blended.  At low speed, beat in eggs one at a time, until smooth.  Beat in chocolate.

Spread evenly in pie shell.  Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.  Turn off heat, and let pie stand in oven for 10 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool, then chill.

To serve, garnish with dollops of whipped cream.

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