Creamy Layers Chocolate Mint Pie Food

CHOCOLATE MINT PIE

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 cups cookie crumbs and melted butter or margarine. Press firmly over bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie pan. Freeze.
• Spread half of softened ice cream in crust. Drizzle 2 tablespoons creme de menthe and sprinkle 1/2 cup cookie crumbs over the ice cream. Repeat. Freeze till firm.
• In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add salt and cream of tartar, and beat until slightly stiff. Gradually beat in sugar until peaks form. Fold in 2 teaspoons creme de menthe. Spread meringue over pie, and seal to edges. Freeze up to 24 hours.
• Just before serving, broil until top is golden.

CREAMY CHOCOLATE-MINT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Bake pie crust as directed on package for One-Crust Baked Pie Shell. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, stir together milk and pudding mix. Cook over medium heat 7 to 9 minutes or until mixture comes to a full boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips until melted and smooth. Pour into medium bowl. Place plastic wrap directly over surface of pudding. Refrigerate about 1 hour or just until cooled.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and peppermint extract with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix well with spoon until smooth. Beat in 1/2 cup of the whipped topping. Tint with food color to desired color. Spread in bottom of cooled baked shell.
• Stir cooled pudding mixture; spoon and spread evenly over cream cheese layer. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 4 hours until set.
• When ready to serve, remove plastic wrap. In small bowl, place remaining 1/2 cup whipped topping. Tint with food color to desired color. Top each serving with a dollop of whipped topping. Chop mints, and sprinkle over whipped topping. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

LAYERED MINT CANDIES

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-in. pan with foil. Grease foil with butter. , Microwave 1 pound candy coating and chocolate chips until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Spread half into prepared pan, reserving half. Microwave remaining white candy coating until melted; stir in extract and, if desired, food coloring. Stir in cream until smooth (mixture will be stiff). Spread over first layer; refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes. Warm reserved chocolate mixture if necessary; spread over mint layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. , Using foil, lift candy out of pan, then remove foil. Cut into 1-in. squares. Refrigerate in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE MINT-WHIPPED CREAM CAKE RECIPE (1968)

Steps:

• Start this recipe by heating the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour three 8-inch layer-cake pans.
• Sift flour, soda, salt, and baking powder together; set aside.
• Beat butter or margarine, sugar, and eggs, at high speed in large bowl of electric mixer about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• Combine cocoa and water.
• Add flour mixture alternately with cocoa mixture at low speed, beginning and ending with flour. Beat just until smooth.
• Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed with fingertip.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool on wire racks.
• While the cakes cool, make the filling: combine cream, sugar, peppermint extract, and enough food coloring to tint a pale green in medium-size bowl.
• Whip just until soft peaks form using rotary beater or electric mixer.
• Place one cake layer on cake plate.
• Spread half the whipped-cream filling over layer.
• Place second cake layer over filling; spread with remaining filling. Top with third layer.
• Refrigerate 1 hour to allow whipped cream to become more firm.
• Finally, make the frosting; starting by combining melted chocolate, sugar, and hot water in small bowl.
• Beat until smooth and well blended.
• Add egg, butter or margarine, and vanilla.
• Continue to beat until frosting is thick.
• Set bowl of frosting in ice water.
• Beat with wooden spoon until frosting is of spreading consistency

FROZEN MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-inch spring-form pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the cookies until finely ground. Add the melted butter and pulse until moistened. Press the crumb mixture into the prepared pan, using the bottom of a measuring cup to press firmly into the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Bake for 10 minutes then cool completely. Cover and freeze the crust until ready to use.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together all of the ice cream ingredients except the chocolate chips until the sugar is dissolved. Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. About 5 minutes before the ice cream is done churning, add the chocolate chips.
• Spread the ice cream into the pie crust. Press plastic wrap against the surface of the ice cream and freeze for at least one hour, or until firmed.
• Place the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl. Place the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Pour the cream over the chocolate and add the butter. Let stand for 3 minutes before stirring until smooth and shiny. Let cool slightly before pouring over the ice cream. Freeze until firmed, about 3 hours or overnight.
• The pie can be stored wrapped in plastic in the freezer for up to 1 week. The colder the pie is, the easier to will be to cut nice clean pieces of pie.

CHOCOLATE LAYER PIE

Steps:

• Combine cookie crumbs, 3 Tbs sugar and melted butter.
• Press firmly into 9 inch pie plate covering bottom and sides evenly.
• Bake at 350° F for 10 minutes.
• In a medium sized bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and 1 tbs milk in large bowl until smooth.
• Gently stir in 1/2 of the whipped topping.
• Spread on bottom of baked crust.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the 1/3 cup sugar and the cornstarch.
• Stir in the milk, chocolate, and 1 tablespoon butter.
• Cook on medium stirring constantly until thickened and bubbling.
• Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 additional minutes.
• Remove 1 cup of mixture from pan.
• Gradually stir the 1 cup of mixture into egg yolks.
• Return mixture to saucepan; bring to boil.
• Cook, stirring constantly for 2 additional minutes.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Set pudding aside to cool for a few minutes.
• Turn pie filling into pie pan on top of the cream cheese layer.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.
• Just before Serving spread remaining whipped toping over pudding layer, and garnish with shaved chocolate.

CREAMY CHOCOLATE LAYERED PIE

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, 1 tablespoons of milk and sugar in a large bowl with wire whisk until smooth. Gently stir in 1 1/2 cups of the whipped topping. Spread mixture on bottom of crust.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups milk into bowl. Add pudding mixture. Beat with wire whisk for 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups of the whipped topping. Spread over cream cheese layer.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.
• Garnish with remaining whipped topping. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

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.

CREAMY LAYERS CHOCOLATE-MINT PIE

Steps:

• Whisk together milk and pudding mix in a saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and bubbles; reduce heat to low; add chocolate chips and stir until melted; pour into baked pie crust and place pie in refrigerator while you do the next step.
• Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, peppermint extract and food coloring for 1-2 minutes until smooth and fluffy; gently fold in whipped topping; spread over the chocolate mixture in pie crust; refrigerate 2-3 hours or until firm.
• Garnish pie with chopped chocolate-mints (the Andes candies may also be shaved into curls using a vegetable peeler) and serve; keep pie stored in refrigerator.
• NOTE: You may vary the extract, food coloring, and garnish for a completely different version of the pie. For example, strawberry extract, pink food coloring, and a strawberry rose for garnish. Have fun!

CHOCOLATE MINT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Set aside 2 tablespoons cookie crumbs for garnish. In a small bowl, combine remaining crumbs with enough hot water to make crumbs spreadable. Spread over the graham cracker crust; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in the sugar, milk and extract until smooth. Fold in whipped topping., If food coloring is desired, divide mixture in half and add coloring to one half. Alternately spoon mounds of plain and colored mixture into crust; swirl with a knife. Sprinkle with reserved cookie crumbs. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm.

NO-BAKE MINT CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Mix together the Oreo crumbs and melted butter. Press the crumbs into a greased 9-inch pie dish, or springform pan, and refrigerate whilst preparing the filling.
• Add the chocolate, and 1 cup (240ml) of the heavy cream to a microwave-safe bowl, and heat in 30 second intervals, stirring after each one, until melted and smooth. Stir in the mint and vanilla extract, and allow the melted chocolate to cool completely.
• Using a handheld or stand mixer, whip the remaining 2 cups (480ml) of heavy cream to soft peaks. Add the cream cheese and whip to stiff peaks. Gently fold in the melted chocolate.
• Spoon the filling into the crust, and gently spread out evenly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight before topping.
• Using a handheld or stand mixer, whip the heavy cream until it starts to thicken. Add the icing sugar, and vanilla, and whip to stiff peaks.
• Top the chocolate mousse layer with the whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate shavings, or your favourite mint chocolate candy! (See recipe for my Mint Chocolate Bark.)

TRIPLE-LAYER CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.)
• Spread 1-1/2 cups pudding onto bottom of crust. Stir half the COOL WHIP into remaining pudding; spread over layer in crust. Top with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

CHOCOLATE LAYERED PIE

Steps:

• Mix together pecans, melted butter, and flour. Pat into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until lightly browned. Remove from oven, and set aside to cool.
• In a mixing bowl, blend 1 cup whipped topping, cream cheese, and confectioners sugar until creamy. Spread into cooled crust.
• Whisk together pudding mix and milk. Spread evenly over cheese layer, and the spread remaining whipped topping on top. Chill 1 1/2 to 2 hours.