Country Lines Recipes

Chocolate Cheese Pie

Ingredients

Crust:
1 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 T. sugar
2 T. reduced calorie margarine, melted

Directions

Combine and press onto bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool.Filling:
1/2 envelope of Knox unflavored gelatin
1/4 c. skim milk
3/4 c. skim milk
1/2 c. chocolate chips
1-16 oz. cottage cheese
1/2 t. almond extract
1/4 c. sugar
chocolate chips and almonds for garnishSprinkle Knox gelatin over 1/4 c. milk. Let stand 5 minutes. Heat 3/4 c. milk and add to gelatin mixture. Cool and chill until thickens to consistency of yogurt. Melt chocolate chips. In a blender, blend cottage cheese, almond extract and sugar. Slowly add melted chocolate mixing until evenly mixed. Transfer to a large bowl. Beat gelatin/milk mixture with an electric beater until light and fluffy. Fold into cottage cheese/chocolate mixture. Pour into prepared crust. Chill for 2 or more hours. Garnish with chocolate chips and sliced almonds if desired.