Super easy Choclate Cream Pie

1/3 c. milk
4 oz. milk chocolate
2 tbsp. sugar
3 oz. cream cheese
1 prepared graham cracker pie crust
Cool Whip

Heat chocolate plus 2 tablespoons milk until melted. In a large bowl beat cream cheese, remaining milk and sugar. Add melted chocolate. Fold in Cool Whip. Pour into pie shell and refrigerate. Serves 8.

This recipe originally called for 4 oz. German Chocolate, but when I made it with that, it was too bitter. Milk chocolate is more my taste. I'm sure you could also use chocolate with toffee pieces or almond pieces as well.

CHOCOLATE MINT SNOWBALLS

One of my student's mom made these for me for a Christmas treat. They were so good I went home and looked for the recipe on google and then tried them myself. They are so GOOD!!! So I thought I would share the recipe.

1 (18-ounce) package cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (Take out the cream)
1 (8-ounce) package 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
1 (12.5-ounce) package chocolate-covered creamy mints
2 (12-ounce) packages semisweet chocolate morsels
1 tablespoon shortening

PULSE half of cookies in a food processor 3 or 4 times or until crumb consistency. Add remaining cookies to crumbs in food processor, and pulse until crumb consistency. Cut cream cheese into 4 pieces; add to food processor, 1 piece at a time, processing well after each addition.

ROLL cream cheese mixture into 1-inch balls. Push one chocolate-covered mint into the center of each ball; roll each ball smooth.

MICROWAVE chocolate morsels and shortening in a glass bowl at HIGH for 90 seconds or until melted, stirring every 30 seconds.

DIP balls in melted chocolate mixture; place on wax paper to harden. Store in refrigerator.

MAKES ABOUT 3 DOZEN
PREP: 20 MIN.