Chocolate-mint Cream Cheese Pie

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 18 mint-flavored creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (6 oz.)
• 2 1/2 cups heavy cream (whipping)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure mint extract

Recipe

• 1 coat a 9-inch pie plate with nonstick spray.
• 2 crust; pulse cookies in food processor to make fine crumbs.
• 3 add butter, process to blend.
• 4 press on bottom and sides of pie plate.
• 5 refrigerate to firm.
• 6 heat chips and 1/2 cup heavy cream just to a simmer.
• 7 let stand 1 minute.
• 8 stir until smooth.
• 9 cool to room temperature.
• 10 beat cream cheese, sugar and mint extract with mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 11 beat remaining cream until soft peaks form.
• 12 fold 1/2 into cream cheese mixture and 1/2 into chocolate.
• 13 spread 1/2 the cream cheese mixture evenly on bottom of crust; top with 1/2 the chocolate.
• 14 if necessary place pie in freezer 8 to 10 minutes to firm before proceeding.
• 15 spread with rest of cream cheese mixture; swirl on rest of chocolate.
• 16 refrigerate at least 6 hours until firm.