Star Spangled Mousse Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
• 1 (9 inch) pastry shells, baked
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips, divided
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, halved
• 1/2 pint fresh blueberries
• 1/2 teaspoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 place chocolate morsels in a small microwave-safe bowl. microwave on high for 20 seconds. microwave at additional 10-second intervals, until smooth when stirred.
• 2 spread melted chocolate evenly in bottom of pastry shell; set aside.
• 3 place 1 cup morsels and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl. microwave on medium-high for 1 minute. microwave at additional 10-second intervals, until smooth when stirred.
• 4 cool 5 minutes.
• 5 beat cream cheese and sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth.
• 6 beat in orange peel and melted morsels. fold in whipped cream. spread into crust.
• 7 arrange strawberry halves and blueberries on top of pie.
• 8 place shortening and remaining morsels in a small, heavy duty plastic bag. microwave on medium-high for 20 seconds; knead bag to mix.
• 9 microwave at additional 10-second intervals, kneading until smooth.
• 10 cut a very small hole in corner of bag; squeeze to drizzle over pie.
• 11 refrigerate for at least 1 hour. store in refrigerator.