Mint Brownie Pie

Ingredients

  • 6 Tbls. butter, no substitutes
  • 2 squares (1 oz. ea.) unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 c. white sugar
  • 2 eggs at room temperature, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 t. vanilla
  • 1/2 c. unbleached all-purpose white flour
  • 1/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Cool Whip or TruWhip, optional

Filling

  • 8 oz. pkg. low-fat cream cheese
  • 3/4 c. white sugar
  • 1 drop green food coloring
  • 1/2 t. mint extract
  • 8 oz. carton froze whipped topping (Cool Whip or TruWhip)

Instructions

In saucepan, melt butter and chocolate. Add sugar until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour. Pour into a greased 9" spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Cool.

FILLING: In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Add extract and coloring. Fold in Cool Whip.

Spread over brownie layer. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours.

When ready to serve, remove sides of spring form pan.

Melt chocolate chips and drizzle over top. Garnish with Cool Whip and chocolate chips, if desired.