Easy Peppermint Chocolate Ribbon Pie Food

RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE MINT RIBBON PIE-2003 1ST PLACE OTHER

Steps:

• Crust:
• Cut shortening into salt and flour until mixture is pea-sized pieces. Add cold water slowly until mixture forms a ball. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
• Roll out on a floured board. Put in pie pan. Prick crust on bottom of pan with a fork. Bake for 8 to10 minutes until light brown. Cool.
• Chocolate Filling:
• In the bowl of a mixer, combine the butter and powdered sugar and beat together until fluffy. Add the egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Add the peppermint and melted chocolate and mix until combined.
• Beat the egg whites in a separate mixer until they hold stiff peaks. Gently fold the whites into the butter mixture.
• Cream Cheese Filling:
• Mix together powdered sugar, vanilla and cream cheese. Fold in whipped cream until smooth.
• Raspberry Filling
• Cook until raspberries are partially cooked and run through a cheesecloth or sieve to get the seeds out. Return to heat and add sugar and cornstarch. Boil over medium heat. Spread 1/2 of the raspberry filling into baked pie shell gently. Spread 1/2 of the chocolate filling over that and chill. Spread 1/2 the cream cheese filling over the chocolate filling. Repeat the layers.

FUDGE RIBBON PIE

Steps:

• Prepare baked 9-inch pastry shell; set aside.
• For fudge sauce, in a small saucepan combine the 1 cup sugar, the evaporated milk, butter and chocolate.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly.
• Reduce heat and boil gently for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened and reduced to 1 1/2 cups.
• Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Beat until smooth with wire whisk or rotary beater.
• Set aside to cool completely.
• In a chilled bowl, stir 1 pint of the ice cream until softened.
• Spread into cooled baked pastry shell.
• Cover with half of the cooled fudge sauce.
• Freeze until nearly firm.
• Repeat with remaining ice cream and fudge sauce.
• Return to freezer while preparing meringue.
• In a medium mixing bowl dissolve the 3/4 cup sugar in the boiling water.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Add the meringue powder.
• Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
• By hand, fold 3 tablespoons of the crushed candy into the meringue.
• Spread meringue over chocolate sauce layer, sealing to edge.
• Sprinkle top with remaining crushed candy.
• Freeze until firm (several hours).
• Bake in a 475° oven for 3 to 4 minutes or just until meringue is lightly browned.
• Cover loosely and return to freezer for a few hours or overnight before serving.

PEPPERMINT FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine wafer crumbs, sugar and margarine or butter and press into 9 inch pie plate.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes. Allow to cool.
• Melt 3 cups marshmallows with milk over low heat. Stir until smooth.
• Chill until slightly thickened.
• Tint with food coloring and mix well.
• Fold in whipped cream, remaining 1/4 cup marshmallows and extract.
• Pour into crust. Wrap and freeze.
• Before serving, unwrap and place in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Garnish as desired.