Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pie
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pie is a chilled dessert made with a chocolate cookie crust, a light cream cheese filling, fresh strawberries, and a smooth chocolate ganache topping.
Ingredients
- 1 prepared chocolate cookie pie crust
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups fresh strawberries hulled and halved
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy cream for ganache
Instructions
- Beat the softened cream cheese until completely smooth and lump free.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, mixing until silky and well combined.
- Whip the heavy cream in a separate bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until light and fluffy.
- Spread the filling evenly into the prepared chocolate cookie pie crust and smooth the top.
- Arrange the halved strawberries over the filling, pressing them in gently.
- Heat the heavy cream until just simmering, pour over the chocolate chips, let sit briefly, then stir until smooth.
- Pour the ganache over the strawberries and refrigerate for at least 3 hours until fully set.