BLACK FOREST FREEZER PIE

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A delightful dessert is never far off when you have this layered ice cream pie in the freezer. For variety, I sometimes use strawberry pie filling and a chocolate crust. -Angie Helms, Pontotoc, Mississippi

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pint chocolate or vanilla ice cream, softened
1 graham cracker crust (10 inches)
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling, chilled
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup

Steps:

Spoon ice cream into crust; cover and freeze 15 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth; fold in whipped topping. Set aside 1-1/2 cups for garnish. , Spread remaining cream cheese mixture over ice cream. Using the back of a spoon, make an 8-in.-diameter well in the center of the pie for pie filling (do not add filling). Pipe reserved cream cheese mixture around pie., Cover and freeze 3-4 hours or until firm. May be frozen up to 2 months. Just before serving, spoon pie filling into the well; drizzle with chocolate syrup. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 520 calories, Fat 21g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 266mg sodium, Carbohydrate 77g carbohydrate (63g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.