Strawberry Truffle Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Place chocolate in small mixing bowl.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat cream to boiling over medium-high heat. Pour cream over chocolate in bowl. Let stand one minute; stir until smooth. The chocolate will melt as you stir.
• Pour chocolate mixture into pie crust. Refrigerate until cool and set, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in food processor or blender, place 1 cup of the strawberries. Cover; process until smooth. Pour pureed berries into 1-quart saucepan. Stir in sugar and cornstarch. Bring strawberry mixture to boiling, over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring one additional minute. Remove from the heat; let it stand 20 to 30 minutes to cool, stirring once or twice.
• Slice the leaf-end of the remaining berries, making a flat surface. Once the pie is set, line the top with the strawberries, flat side down. Spoon cooled strawberry sauce over each berry, taking care to coat each one, until all the sauce is used.
• Chill pie for 4 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Prepare and bake pie shell according to package directions. Cool. Cut cream chees into cubes; set aside.
• In saucepan, combine chips and butter. Cook and stir over low heat until melted. Add cream cheese; heat stirring constantly until blended and smooth. Spread in pie shell.
• Arrange berries, stem ends down in chocolate filling. Refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
• At serving time, melt jam; brush over berries. Beat cream until stiff; spoon aroundedge of pie.
• Makes 6 servings.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine chocolate and butter; cook/stir over med-low heat until melted.
• Add in cream cheese and liqueur; cook/stir until smooth.
• Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar.
• Spread chocolate mixture in bottom of baked pie shell.
• Arrange strawberries, stemmed ends down, on chocolate layer.
• Brush berries with melted jelly; cover and chill at least 4 hours.
• Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.
• Serve with whipped cream, if desired.