Chocolate Easter Bunny Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 ounces ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate
• 1 ounce hershey's milk chocolate
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 8 ounces neufchatel cheese or 8 ounces light cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon milk or 1 teaspoon half-and-half or 1 teaspoon cream
• 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed ( nondairy is okay, store brand is okay too)
• 1 (9 inch) prepared chocolate crumb crusts
• pastel colored m&m', for sprinkling on top (plus head and ears from a small chocolate rabbit for decoration)

Recipe

• 1 chunk chocolates and put together in a small microwaveable bowl; heat on high power in thirty second increments until chocolate is melted and smooth when stirred together, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese; cream in the sugar, vanilla and milk until all is smooth and well incorporated.
• 3 stir the melted chocolate into the cheese mixture until well blended.
• 4 fold in the thawed whipped topping until thoroughly mixed, being careful not to beat out the fluffiness of the topping.
• 5 scoop the filling into the prepared crust, mounding and smoothing to fit it all inches.
• 6 stand the ears in the center, at a little angle if desired; sprinkle some of the m & m's around to give it some color.
• 7 chill the pie at least one hour before serving and refrigerate any leftovers.
• 8 can be made ahead and frozen up to a couple of months.
• 9 *the better the chocolate, the better the result! use bittersweet or unsweetened here, anything else is too sweet.