For a simple-yet-showstopping holiday pie, look no further than this layered, double-chocolate cheesecake dessert! Frozen Pillsbury™ Regular Pie Crust makes the base of this pie easier than ever, and the semisweet chocolate base combined with the white chocolate cheesecake filling brings this decadent dessert to life. Top with ruby-red cherry pie filling for a finishing flair, and serve at your holiday feast this season for a pie everyone will love.
More About This Recipe
- The term "black-bottom" refers to any pie with a layer of chocolate between the pie crust and the filling. There are many variations, but we love our simplified version that uses semisweet chocolate chips.
Black-Bottom White Chocolate Cheesecake Pie
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 4 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 8
Ingredients
Chocolate Layer
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Filling
- 3 oz white chocolate baking bars, chopped (from 4-oz box)
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup cherry pie filling with more fruit (from 21-oz can)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Bake pie crust as directed on package for One-Crust Baked Shell. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
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Step2In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and 1/4 cup whipping cream uncovered on High 30 to 50 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted and smooth. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Spread chocolate mixture evenly in bottom of cooled pie shell. Freeze 15 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth. Cool 10 minutes.
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Step4In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until well blended. Beat in 1/2 cup whipping cream and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add white chocolate; beat until well blended. Carefully spoon and spread cream cheese mixture over chocolate layer. Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or until firm. Top individual servings with cherry pie filling. Store in refrigerator.
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Nutrition
420
Calories
27g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
40g
Total Carbohydrate
28g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 240
- Total Fat
- 27g
- 42%
- Saturated Fat
- 16g
- 81%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 19%
- Sodium
- 200mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 140mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 40g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 28g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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