Shelly's Recipe

STRAWBERRY TRUFFLE PIE

Category: Pies - Cream and Custard

1 (9 inch) baked pie crust
1 (6 oz) pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tbsp butter
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, cubed and softened
2 tbsp orange liqueur or orange juice
1/4 cup sifted confectioners sugar
1 (9 inch) baked pie crust
1 lb whole strawberries, rinsed and stems reoved
1/4 cup red currant jelly
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 tbsp sifted confectioners sugar
1/2 cup finely shredded orange peel

In a saucepan, combine chocolate and butter. Heat and stir until melted. Add cream cheese and liqueur. Heat and stir until blended. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/4 cup confectioners sugar. Spread in bottom of pie crust.

Arrange berries, stem ends down, in chocolate. Melt jelly and brush over berries. Cover; chill 4 hours. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.

Beat whipping cream, confectioners sugar and peel to soft peaks. Dollop over pie.