Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh or concentrated)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup fresh raspberries, washed or 1 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
• 1 (6 ounce) graham cracker crust, pie crust or
• 1 (6 ounce) ready made chocolate cookie pie crust (we used the chocolate pie crust)
• fresh raspberry, garnish (optional)
• fresh mint sprig, garnish (optional)
• 2 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1/4 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f(180c).
• 2 with mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• 3 gradually add in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
• 4 add egg, lemon juice, and vanilla extract; mix well.
• 5 arrange raspberries on bottom of pie crust that has been taken out of the "store" plate and placed in a glass one.
• 6 very slowly pour cheese mixture over fruit.
• 7 bake for 30-35 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 8 cool completely.
• 9 prepare chocolate glaze:.
• 10 in small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate squares with whipping cream.
• 11 cook and stir until thick and smooth.
• 12 remove from heat.
• 13 top cheesecake with chocolate glaze and chill.
• 14 garnish with raspberries &/or mint sprigs.