Peanut Butter Praline Pie

CRUST:

• 1-1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 40 wafers)
• 6 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

PRALINE LAYER:

• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/3 cup butter, cubed
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

FILLING:

• 1 package (3 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
• 2 cups milk
• 1 package (10 or 11 ounces) peanut butter chips
• 1 cup whipped topping
• Pecan halves and additional whipped topping

In a bowl, combine the crumbs, cocoa and confectioners' sugar; stir in butter. Press into a 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. In a saucepan, combine the sugars and cornstarch. Add butter and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in pecans. Pour into crust; refrigerate. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine pudding mix and milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in peanut butter chips until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Fold in whipped topping; spoon over praline layer. Refrigerate until set. Garnish with pecans and additional whipped topping.

Chocolate Mousse Pie

Crust:
3c chocolate wafer crumbs (or oreos minus filling)
1/2c unsalted butter, melted

Combine crumbs and butter and press on bottom and up sides of 10" springform pan.

Filling:
1 lb semi-sweet chocolate
2 eggs
4 egg yolks
2 c whipping cream
6 tbs powdered sugar
4 egg whites, room temperature

Soften chocolate in top of double boiler or microwave. Cool to lukewarm (95 degrees). Add whole eggs and mix well. Add yolks and mix until well blended. Whip cream with powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir a little of the cream and the whites into chocolate mixture to lighten. Fold in remaining cream and whites until completely incorporated. Turn into crust and chill 6 hrs or overnight.

Serve with whipped cream for topping. Decorate with chocolate leaves, curls or shavings. (about 2 cups whipping cream, whipped)

From Cooks.com