Mock Black Bottom Pie

[Cookie]

Add red or green food coloring to cream cheese filling for more layered effect.

Graham Cracker Crust:
1/3 cup butter or hard margarine
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tbsp. granulated sugar

Black Bottom:
1 instant chocolate pudding, 6 serving size
1 1/2 cups milk

Filling:
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup icing (confectioners) sugar
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

Topping:
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
Chocolate curls or trimettes
Makes 1 pie
Graham Cracker Crust:
Melt butter in saucepan.
Stir in graham crumbs and sugar.
Press in bottom and sides of 9" pie plate.
Bake in 350F oven for 10 minutes.
Cool.

Black Bottom:
Beat pudding powder and milk together in bowl for about 1 1/2 minutes until smooth.
Pour into cooled pie crust.

Filling:
Beat cream cheese and icing sugar in bowl until smooth.
Chill to firm.
Fold in first amount of frozen topping.
Spread over firmed black bottom.

Topping:
Spread second amount of frozen topping over filling.
Garnish with chocolate curls.