Choco Mud Pies

Choco Mud Pies

What to Prepare:

Chocolate Base:

2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs

1/4 margarine, melted

2 tbsp sugar

Cream Filling:

1 pack cream cheese, softened

2 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp unflavored gelatin, dissolved in 2 tbsp reserved syrup then mixed with 1/4 cup hot milk

1 pack all purpose cream, chilled and whipped

1 fiesta fruit cocktail, drained and use reserved syrup for gelatin

Start Cooking:

Chocolate Base:

Blend all ingredients.  Spread every 2 1/2 tbsp of mixture into 12 custard cups.  Chill until firm.

Cream Filling:

Beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add dissolved gelatin and mix well.  Fold in whipped all purpose cream.

Place every 2 tablespoonfuls of cream mixture in custard cups.  Add 2 tbsp fruit cocktail then top with 1/2 tbsp cream.  Garnish with cherry if desired.  Serve chilled.

Did you know:

When butter is too hard to cream, shred it into a warmed bowl and it will cream faster.