Raspberry Mudslide Pie

We had the missionaries over for dinner last week. Big Chubb felt sorry for them when he saw them helping a family in the ward move, and they said no one signed up to feed them. So he invited them over. For the next day. Luckily, I had a pretty simple meal planned, but I needed a dessert. I looked through my recipes and this packet of Berry recipes from the Lunenburg County Home Economics Extension Agency.

No picture. Sorry :(

1 prepared 9-inch crumb pie crust (Oreo would be fantastic)
1 pkg. (6 oz) milk chocolate pieces
1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 c. frozen sliced raspberries in syrup, thawed (who knew you could slice a raspberry?)
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
Sweetened whipped cream, for garnish (optional)

Melt chocolate in double boiler over hot (not boiling) water; mix until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Pour into pie shell. Beat cream cheese until fluffy; add vanilla and blend thoroughly until smooth. Pour over chocolate mixture in pie shell; smooth top. Chill until firm. Meanwhile, heat raspberries in small saucepan. Mix lemon juice and cornstarch and add to raspberries. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until clear and thickened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Pour over pie, spread to cover filling. Chill. Pipe top with sweetened whipped cream, if you wish. Cut into wedges to serve. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

It was a hit! One of the elders kept saying that it was really good. The other didn't repeat it as often, but he also said it was good. All of us liked it. Baby Chubb loved it so much she basically bathed herself in it, and then smeared it around the table.

However, it didn't turn out very well. The chocolate hardened up since it had to be chilled and was almost impossible to cut through. Everyone got it on their clothes (even the elders who had more appointments later that night). And, the raspberries didn't get very thick. I even added a little more cornstarch, but that didn't help. The next time I make this I think I will add some of the cream cheese into the chocolate to make sure it stays a little soft, and use more cornstarch to thicken the raspberries.