Chocolate Raspberry Cloud

Total Time: 12 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup raspberry flavored syrup
• 1 (9 ounce) package dark chocolate wafers
• 1/4 cup fresh raspberry (optional)
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves (optional)
• 2 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 to make crust:
• 2 in a small bowl, mix together crushed cookies and melted butter.
• 3 press mixture into a 9 inch pie pan using your hands or the back of a spoon.
• 4 refrigerate until firm.
• 5 to make filling:
• 6 whip 2 cups of cream until soft peaks form.
• 7 continue to whip while slowly adding sugar, followed by vanilla extract.
• 8 whip until stiff, then stir in 1/2 cup raspberry syrup.
• 9 spread a layer of whipped cream mixture 1/2 inch deep into bottom of pie crust.
• 10 cover with a layer of chocolate cookies.
• 11 cover with another 1/2 inch layer of whipped cream mixture, followed by more cookies.
• 12 if desired, slightly overlap the cookies, dipping them in whipped cream mixture before placing them in pan.
• 13 continue alternating layers until cookies are gone, and finish with a layer of whipped cream mixture.
• 14 cover carefully.
• 15 refrigerate at least 12 hours before serving.
• 16 pie will keep up to 3 days.
• 17 just prior to serving, whip remaining 1/2 cup cream and cover pie with a fresh layer.
• 18 if desired, garnish with fresh raspberries, mint leaves, and chocolate curls.