Frozen Mocha Pie

I can't honestly recall where this recipe originated from but it's a good one! It's a super easy dessert to make with the only trick being that you do have to make it ahead of time. This is no last-minute idea, alright? So, let's get down to the nitty gritty...

• 1 chocolate cookie pie crust
• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 2/3 c. chocolate syrup
• 14 oz. sweetened, condensed milk
• 2 T. instant coffee, dissolved in a bit of hot water
  
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
  

Beat together the cream cheese, syrup, milk and dissolved coffee until smooth. You want to make this as consistent a texture as possible. Fold in the whipped cream and pour into the prepared pie crust. Freeze overnight before serving! Use a serrated knife to help cut through the frozen pie - it works better.

Possible substitutions:
I didn't actually have quite the right ingredients to put this together last night so I made a few changes. The recipe is pretty forgiving so go ahead and experiment!

• used a graham cracker crust instead
• used 1/3 c. sugar-free chocolate syrup + about 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• beat in about 12 oz. or so of whipped topping that I had already in the freezer

Note: If you pull it out of the freezer too soon, it'll be looking more like this when you eat it. Equally yummy but much softer.