Rich Chocolate Truffle Pie

After planning my roast dinner and Yorkshire Puddings tonight I decided that I would need a nice dessert to go with it. For my Mum of course, there was no benefit to me whatsoever...
Well except for the fact that I would have to eat her slice as sending it wasn't such a great idea. :)

Rich Chocolate Truffle Pie
Serves: 12-16
Prep/Cook Time: 20mins (plus 8 hours to set)

Pie Crust:
400g chocolate biscuits (I used choc chip as they were all I could find here that weren't cream filled)
1/2 cup melted butter
4 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Process the biscuits in a blender until they are crumbed. Then in a small bowl mix together the biscuit crumbs, sugar, butter and vanilla.

3. Press the mixture firmly and evenly against the sides of the pie tin. Bake in the oven for 10 mins and set aside to cool.

Filling:
3 cups dark chocolate
3 cups whipping cream
1tbsp vanilla extract
mint essence (as per your own taste)
1/2 cup icing sugar

1. Place all the chocolate and half the cream into a glass dish. Cook on high in the microwave for 3 mins, stirring every 30 seconds.

2. Stir in vanilla, mint and sugar then set aside to cool.

3. In a small bowl beat the remaining cream until soft peaks form. Beat on high speed while gradually adding the chocolate mixture 1/3 at a time. Mix well then spoon into the crust.

4. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours.

The original recipe didn't have the mint, but as my two favourite sweet things in this world are mint and chocolate I decided it would make a delicious addition. If the clean plates after eating this are anything to go by then I'd say it was an inspired choice!