A rich, double-chocolate pie with homemade crust and creamy filling
Chocolate Crust: 1 C. chocolate graham-cracker crumbs (about 14 squares) 1 Tbs. Dutch-process cocoa powder 1/4 C. Splenda Granular 1 Tbs. margarine or butter, melted 1 large egg white Chocolate Filling: 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1/4 C. cold water 1/2 C. water 6 Tbs. cocoa powder 1 tsp. cornstarch 1/2 C. Splenda Granular 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten 1 tsp. vanilla 3 egg whites 2 Tbs. granulated sugar 3/4 C. light whipped topping
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9-in. pie pan with nonstick cooking spray. Combine crumbs in a small bowl or food processor (pulse to make crumbs from crackers). Add cocoa powder, Splenda, and margarine; stir or pulse. Add egg white and stir well, or pulse again. Pour crumb mixture into pie plate. With your fingers, the back of a spoon, or with a sheet of plastic wrap, press down on the crumbs until they coat the bottom and sides of the pie plate. Bake 8-10 minutes. Soften gelatin in 1/4 C. cold water. Set aside. Put 1/2 C. water in small saucepan. Whisk in cocoa, cornstarch, Splenda and egg yolks. Place over medium heat. Cook until thickened and smooth. Add softened gelatin and vanilla. Pour into a large bowl; let cool, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds when dropped by spoon. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Add sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Fold into chocolate mixture. Fold in whipped topping and pour into prepared crust. Yield: 8 Serving