Sweetheart White Chocolate Pie Layered Food

CHOCOLATE LAYER PIE

Steps:

• Combine cookie crumbs, 3 Tbs sugar and melted butter.
• Press firmly into 9 inch pie plate covering bottom and sides evenly.
• Bake at 350° F for 10 minutes.
• In a medium sized bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and 1 tbs milk in large bowl until smooth.
• Gently stir in 1/2 of the whipped topping.
• Spread on bottom of baked crust.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the 1/3 cup sugar and the cornstarch.
• Stir in the milk, chocolate, and 1 tablespoon butter.
• Cook on medium stirring constantly until thickened and bubbling.
• Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 additional minutes.
• Remove 1 cup of mixture from pan.
• Gradually stir the 1 cup of mixture into egg yolks.
• Return mixture to saucepan; bring to boil.
• Cook, stirring constantly for 2 additional minutes.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Set pudding aside to cool for a few minutes.
• Turn pie filling into pie pan on top of the cream cheese layer.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.
• Just before Serving spread remaining whipped toping over pudding layer, and garnish with shaved chocolate.

CANDY SWEETHEART PIE

Steps:

• Finely chop enough chocolate to equal half of a cup. Transfer to a small nonstick skillet and add heavy cream and espresso powder. Heat over low heat until melted, stirring frequently with a small spatula.
• Transfer melted chocolate mixture to the chocolate crust and spread to cover the bottom. Refrigerate while you make the filling.
• Add whipped cream, confectioners' sugar, and a drop of pink gel food coloring to a bowl and beat with hand mixer until stiff peaks are formed.
• Add cream cheese and strawberry extract to a large bowl and beat with hand mixer until creamy. Fold in chopped strawberries. Fold in whipped cream mixture.
• Transfer mixture to the crust.

CREAMY CHOCOLATE LAYERED PIE

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, 1 tablespoons of milk and sugar in a large bowl with wire whisk until smooth. Gently stir in 1 1/2 cups of the whipped topping. Spread mixture on bottom of crust.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups milk into bowl. Add pudding mixture. Beat with wire whisk for 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups of the whipped topping. Spread over cream cheese layer.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.
• Garnish with remaining whipped topping. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

SWEETHEART FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Cream butter; gradually add brown sugar, beating at medium speed on an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add melted chocolate, coffee granules, and rum extract; mix well.
• Stir in flour and 1 cup chopped walnuts.
• Pour mixture into pastry shell.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes; cool completely.
• Chill.
• Garnish, if desired.

NO-BAKE WHITE CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl set over a pot of lightly simmering water, warm & partially melt the chocolate, then remove from heat & stir to melt completely.
• In another bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar & vanilla until smooth.
• Add the chocolate to this mixture & combine thoroughly, before adding the sour cream & blending completely.
• In a 3rd mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream until firm, then gently fold it into the chocolate filling.
• Place the banana slices evenly over the crust, then carefully pour the chocolate filling over the bananas, before chilling the pie for at least 2 hours.
• Although it's optional, the pie looks great when sprinkled with grated or shaved dark chocolate before serving.