Pecan Crusted Chocolate Mousse Pie - A

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup brown sugar or 1/4 cup splenda brown sugar blend
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup superfine sugar or 1 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar or 2 tablespoons splenda sugar substitute

Recipe

• 1 preparation:.
• 2 preheat oven to 375ºf.
• 3 in a medium bowl, combine pecans, brown sugar, and melted butter and mix well.
• 4 press into 9" pie pan.
• 5 bake for 8-9 minutes until just set.
• 6 cool on wire rack until completely cooled.
• 7 in large bowl, combine cream cheese, cocoa powder, and 1 cup superfine sugar.
• 8 beat until smooth and fluffy.
• 9 then add melted chocolate chips and vanilla; beat until smooth.
• 10 in medium bowl, combine heavy cream and 2 tablespoons superfine sugar until stiff peaks form.
• 11 beat a spoonful of this mixture into the chocolate mixture to lighten.
• 12 then fold remaining whipped cream into chocolate mixture to combine.
• 13 pour into cooled pie shell.
• 14 cover and chill until firm, about 4-6 hours. serves 8.