Deep Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed (reserve juice)
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups whipped topping
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 chocolate cookie pie crust
• 6 cups vanilla ice cream or 6 cups mocha ice cream or 6 cups chocolate ice cream
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 place raspberries (with liquid), sugar, and cornstarch in a medium saucepan and toss.
• 2 until cornstarch is completely dissolved. place over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, and continue boiling 1 minute to.
• 3 thicken, stirring constantly. remove from heat, stir in almond extract, and let cool.
• 4 completely.
• 5 meanwhile, place whipped topping in a medium bowl, sift cocoa over whipped topping, and gently fold in until well.
• 6 blended.
• 7 spoon half of raspberry mixture evenly over chocolate crust. gently spoon ice cream.
• 8 on top, being careful not to disturb raspberry mixture. mound ice cream, then top.
• 9 with whipped topping mixture, spreading evenly over all. cover loosely with aluminum foil after placing wooden picks around top and sides to prevent wrap.
• 10 from sticking to topping. freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.
• 11 meanwhile, make chocolate hearts. place chocolate chips into small resealable plastic bag. place bag in a cup of hot.
• 12 tap water 60 seconds or until chocolate chips have melted, squeezing bag with fingers to heat evenly. cut a very small.
• 13 piece from corner of bag. on a sheet of plastic wrap, squeeze chocolate from bag through cut corner to draw 8 (2-inch).
• 14 hearts. then fill in heart with chocolate by squeezing and moving bag back and forth,.
• 15 slightly mounding chocolate. place in freezer at least 30 minutes to firm up.
• 16 to serve, place wedge of pie on dessert plate, and spoon about 2 teaspoons of reserved sauce on side. carefully remove.
• 17 chocolate hearts from plastic wrap. place chocolate heart on slice or lean heart at an angle against wedge, with tip in sauce.
• 18 store any remaining raspberry sauce in refrigerator and ice cream pie and hearts inches.
• 19 freezer.