Frozen Chocolate Pie With Cherry Sauce Food

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• Spread 1 cup cherry pie filling onto bottom of crust. Beat pudding mixes and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP; spread over cherry layer in crust.
• Spoon remaining COOL WHIP around edge of pie to form 1-inch border. Fill center with remaining cherry pie filling.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

FROZEN CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add cocoa alternately with milk; mix well. Fold in whipped topping. , Pour into pie shell. Freeze for 8 hours or overnight. Sprinkle with chocolate curls or chips if desired. Serve directly from the freezer (pie does not need to be thawed to cut).

CHERRY AND CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Pulse cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Add butter; process until blended. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Carefully spread hot fudge topping over bottom of crust. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes., Combine ice cream and 1 cup cherries; spread over hot fudge. Freeze until firm, about 8 hours., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine water, sugar, cranberry juice concentrate and cornstarch; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Stir in remaining cherries. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened and cherries are soft, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; if desired, stir in liqueur. Cool completely. , Remove pie from freezer 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with sauce.

FROZEN CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• In small bowl, combine 1 cup of confectioner's sugar with the butter on the low speed of a mixer until fluffy.
• Blend in the chocolate and vanilla.
• Then, on high speed, beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• Pour into the prepared pie shell and cover with plastic wrap.
• Freeze for at least 6 hours or until firm.
• For easier cutting, remove the pie from the freezer 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
• When ready to serve, remove the plastic wrap.
• Then, in a chilled bowl, beat the whipping cream and 2 tablespoons of confectioner's sugar until stiff.
• Pile decoratively onto the pie, and top with garnish if desired.
• NOTE: I have found my small hand-held mixer works better for this than my stronger tabletop model.
• If you use a tabletop mixer, be careful you don't overmix.
• This pie should be thick, dense and creamy, and overbeating the eggs will give it a more mousse-like texture.
• It's by no means bad that way, but it is much better when the consistency is thick.

FROZEN CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine cracker crumbs and 3 tablespoons sugar. Stir in margarine. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons milk. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-2 minutes or until melted. Stir to blend; set aside., In another bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar. Stir in chocolate mixture and remaining milk; beat until smooth. Set aside 1/2 cup whipped topping for garnish. Fold remaining whipped topping into crust. Freeze for 4 hours or until firm. Garnish with the reserved whipped topping and remaining chocolate chips.

FROZEN CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Mousse: Line an 8 1/2" X 4 1/2" loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving a generous overhang on all sides; smooth plastic to avoid lines in finished mousse.
• Place 1 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over and let sit 5 minutes.
• Using electric mixer on high speed, beat egg yolks and salt in a large bowl until pale yellow and frothy, about 4 minutes.
• Fit a small saucepan with candy thermometer and bring corn syrup, sugar, and 1/4 cup water to a boil. Cook until thermometer registers 238 degrees. Remove from heat and add gelatin, stirring to dissolve with mixer on medium-low, drizzle syrup into egg mixture. Mix in chocolate.
• Using electric mixer with clean beaters, beat cream in a medium bowl to soft peaks. Mix one-third whipped cream into egg mixture. Fold in pistachios, then remaining whipped cream. Scrape mousse into prepared pan; cover tightly with plastic wrap. Freeze until solid, at least 5 hours.
• Sour Cherry Sauce: Combine cherries and 2 cups very hot water in a small bowl; let sit 10 minutes to soften.
• Meanwhile, bring cherry juice, sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat. Drain cherries and add to saucepan; simmer until sugar is dissolved and mixture is slightly thickened, 8-12 minutes. Let cool. Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.
• Topping and Assembly: Combine cream, sour cream, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Scrape seed from vanilla bean; discard pod. Beat to soft peaks.
• Let mousse thaw 5-10 minutes, then unmold, unwrap, and slice with a hot knife. Serve with cherry sauce and topping. Place mousse slice ON TOP of Cherry Sauce on dessert plate and topping on the side the mousse.
• Slice mousse into portions and freeze on a parchment-lined baking sheet the day of the party to make serving easy.