Andes Mint Pie Food

ANDES MINT PIE

Steps:

• Add your chocolate chips to a glass bowl and in a small saucepan add 3/4 cup heavy cream and heat over medium heat until just bubbling.
• Immediately pour onto your chocolate chips and cover with a plate for about 5-7 minutes.
• Stir your chocolate and cream together until chips are all melted and let cool to room temperature.
• Once cooled stir in your sugar and peppermint extract.
• In another bowl whip your remaining heavy cream until peaks just start to form.
• Add in half your chocolate mixture and beat until combined then add in remaining mixture and continue to beat.
• Fold in your Andes candy bits and pour into crust.
• Cover and refrigerate about 8 hours or overnight.
• Once chilled add your whipped topping to top and sprinkle with more Andes candy and drizzle syrup over each individual slice.

ANDES CANDIES CHOCOLATE MINT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For the CRUST: Mix crumbs and 3 tablespoons sugar in small bowl.
• Add butter, mixing well.
• Press on bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• BAKE at 325* (F) for 10 minutes.
• For the FILLING: Beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in large bowl at medium speed until well blended.
• Add eggs and vanilla, mixing on low until well combined, do NOT overmix.
• Stir in 1 package of chopped Andes Candies (28 pieces) and pour into crust.
• BAKE: 325* (F) for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until center is almost set.
• Run a knife between pan and cheesecake.
• Set cake on cooling rack till room temperature.
• Remove sides of pan.
• For TOPPING:.
• Set aside 10 or 12 Andes candies for decorating cake top.
• In a microwavable bowl, mix remaining candies with cream (or milk).
• On high, microwave 45 seconds.
• Stir till candies melt and mixture is smooth.
• Spread over cheesecake and let drizzle down sides.
• Decorate with reserved Andes Candies.
• REFRIGERATE, at least, 3 hours or until serving time.
• Refrigerate any leftovers.

ANDES BROWNIE-MINT PIE

Steps:

• Prepare brownies, either home made or Boxed.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Do not remove side yet.
• To prepare mint mousse: In the microwave melt the 1 cup chopped mints.
• In a double broiler over boiling water whisk the yolks until pale and frothy.
• Slowly whisk in the melted mints, scraping the cup with a spoon, not your finger!
• The mix will stiffen.
• Quickly whip the whites to semi-stiff peaks and slowly fold into the mint mixture.
• Quickly whip the heavy cream until thick and slowly fold this into the mint/egg mixture.
• Fold well and set aside 1/4 the mousse.
• Top the cooled brownie with the remaining 3/4 mint mousse and carefully level smooth.
• Chill.
• 1 hour later melt the 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips with the 1/4 cup half and half.
• Whisk well until you have a smooth chocolate sauce.
• Carefully top the mint mousse with the melted chocolate sauce.
• Cool.
• Decorate top with unwrapped, whole mints.
• Top with 10 dollops of the remaining mousse.
• Chill Well.
• Melt remaining 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips.
• Remove side of pan.
• Brush the melted chocolate onto the sides and gently press in 3/4 cup of the chopped Andes or After Eight Mints.
• Sprinkle the remaining chopped mints on top.
• Serve.

ANDES MINT PIE

Steps:

• In microwave, for about 15 seconds, melt mints.
• Put egg yolks in top of double boiler and whisk until pale yellow and frothy.
• Add melted mints and mix until combined.
• The mix will get stiff.
• In a seperate bowl using a mixer, beat egg whites until stiff.
• Fold the egg whites into the mint and egg yolk mixture a little at a time.
• Whip up the heavy cream with a mixer until thick.
• Fold this into the mint mixture a little at a time.
• Prepare brownies according to package directions.
• Pour batter into lightly greased springform pan.
• Bake according to package directions.
• To assemble pie: Top cooled brownie with mint mousse and refrigerate.
• Heat the milk in a pan on the stove.
• Add the chocolate chips and melt, constantly stirring over low heat until it makes a chocolate sauce.
• Top the cooled pie with the chocolate sauce.
• Decorate with Andes Mints.

ANDES LAYERED FROZEN MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• Stir 1/2 cup of andes mint baking chips into the softened ice cream.
• Spread the ice cream mixture onto the bottom of the pie crust and put in the freezer.
• Melt the remaining andes mint baking chips with 1/2 cup of the whipping cream in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.
• When fully melted, remove mixture from the heat and stir in the egg yolks.
• Put the mixture back on the stove and continue heating it over medium-low heat for 3-5 minutes or until the mixture begins to thicken, stirring constantly. Do not allow it to boil.
• Cool the mixture to room temperature.
• Whip the remaining 1 cup of whipping cream until stiff peaks form and fold it into the cooked mixture.
• Spread the mixture over the ice cream in the pie crust.
• Freeze the pie for a minimum of 4 hours, preferably overnight.
• Allow the pie to stand at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before cutting.

COPYCAT ANDES MINTS

Steps:

• Line an 8x8-inch pan with aluminum foil.
• Crush the peppermints into a powder by placing them in a ziplog bag and hammering them with something heavy like a rolling pin. or say, a hammer.
• Carefully melt the semisweet chocolate and white chocolate in separate bowls over hot water or slowly in the microwave, using the lowest setting for about 1 1/5 minutes, then stir to fully melt.
• Pour half of the semisweet chocolate into the prepared pan and freeze for 5 minutes.
• Add the crushed peppermints and the drop of green food coloring to the melted white chocolate and stir until the color is evenly distributed; add more color if desired. Pour the mixture over the cold semisweet chocolate layer. Freeze for 5 minutes or until set.
• Pour the remaining half of the semisweet chocolate on top of the green filling layer and spread it evenly.
• Place the finished pan in the freezer for another 5 minutes or until set.
• To cut, remove the foil from pan and slice the layered chocolate into desired shaped. The mints will keep for several days in an airtight container in the fridge. Separate each layer with waxed paper.