CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE

CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE image

Yield 8 Slices

Number Of Ingredients 13

Crust:
1 1/2 C Chocolate Graham Crackers, Crushed
3 TBSP Sugar
1 Stick Butter
Cream Filling:
1 8oz Brick Cream Cheese
1 Stick Butter
1 EGG (Optional, it will not cook)
Lemon Zest
1 1/2 C 10X Pure Cane Confectioner's Sugar (Sifted)
1TBSP Strawberry Puree or Strawberry Pie Filling
1 Lb Strawberry Cleaned and Hulled
1 Lb Dove Chocolate Discoveries Milk Chocolate

Steps:

Combine Pie Crust ingredients in a food processer. Press into 9" Pie Pan. Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes. Press with a drinking glass to sharpen edges after oven. Cool completely. Dip strawberries into tempered (preferred, melted for a close approximation) chocolate. Let set. Cream together Cream Cheese and Butter. Add whipped egg. Zest 1/2 a lemon and squeeze juice of a 1/2 lemon. Add sifted Powdered Sugar. Incorporate strawberry filling. Beat until fluffy (2 mins.) Add cream mixture to cooled pie crust. Let set for 30 minutes in refrigerator. Stand Chocolate Strawberries on top of filling.