– crust-
1 1/4 c Vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 c Pecans; finely chopped
1/3 c Butter; melted
3 tb Sugar
1/3 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips
– filling-
8 oz Cream cheese; softened
3/4 c Powdered sugar; sifted
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Whipping cream
20 oz Raspberries; frozen*
1/2 c Raspberry jam; seedless**
* 2 (10 oz.) boxes, defrosted and drained. ** Jam should be heated until
melted. Crust: Combine all ingredients except chocolate chips. Mix until
blended. Pat mixture on the bottom and sides of a buttered 9 inch pie pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on
top and return to oven for 1 minute to melt chocolate. Remove from oven and
spread melted chocolate evenly on crust, forming a thin chocolate layer.
Set aside to cool. Beat together the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until
light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, beat the cream until it is stiff. On
the lowest speed, beat the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture
until blended. Pour into prepared crust. Stir together the raspberries and
melted jam until fruit is evenly coated. Gently spread raspberries over
cream mixture. Refrigerate..
Yields
8 servings