Strawberry Chocolate Pie, for Spring

It's spring! It's sunny and warm and breezy and lovely. Who cares if there are storms and rain everyday in the forecast for the next 3 weeks? Today it is spring! Today is a good day for a strawberry pie to get us in the mood for upcoming warm weather, sans rain please. Even better, a strawberry pie with chocolate.

Strawberry Chocolate Pie

Ingredients:
1 pie crust
3 ounces German Sweet Chocolate
2 packages cream cheese (8 oz each), softened
3 TB heavy whipping cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
1-3/4 cup powdered sugar
2-1/2 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
1/4 cup jam, I used homemade strawberry

Directions:
Press pie crust onto an ungreased pie pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Spread melted chocolate over bottom of crust. Refrigerate for about 10 minutes or until almost set. Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese, cream, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over chocolate layer.

Almost too pretty to eat. Almost.

Arrange strawberries over filling, then brush with the jam. Cover and refrigerate before serving. This pie is an twist on a classic. A bite of this tastes like a chocolate covered strawberry, or better.