The Most Scrumptious and Simple-to-Make Peppermint Oreo Pie
My new Peppermint Oreo Pie is perhaps most likely essentially the most scrumptious and easy-to-make dessert in your journey gatherings.
Rising up, one among my favourite desserts was brownies topped with pink peppermint ice cream and scorching fudge sauce. My mother made it for us practically each week within the midst of the month of December. It’s nonetheless one among my favourite reminiscences and favourite desserts.
Peppermint Oreo Pie
As we approach the vacations, I’ve had this dessert on my concepts and puzzled how I would rework it into one totally different sort of dessert. After all I believed-about cake, however I understand how a lot you desire a easy, easy-to-make dessert, so I switched factors up and went with pie! (I do know, so out of character for me – ha!)
How one can Make Peppermint Pie
This easy Christmas dessert is very a no bake dessert. Sure, it’s a ought to to bake the Oreo cookie crust, however that’s it. As shortly as a result of the crust is baked (beneath 10 minutes), the remainder requires no baking in the slightest degree.
Oreo Crust
The Oreo crust is solely product of Oreos and melted butter. That’s it! After all, you will need to use a retailer purchased Oreo crust, however I terribly counsel you make your non-public. The do-it-yourself crust is thicker and cuts a lot nicer than the skinny retailer purchased model.
You’ll pulse the Oreos in a meals processor or blender after which toss with melted butter. Make sure that to press the crumbs firmly into an 8-inch or 9-inch pie pan. The crust bakes for 7 minutes at 350 F after which needs to loosen up fully ahead of you set the filling in.
Peppermint Filling
To make the whipped peppermint filling, all you’ll want are only some easy-to-find components:
- Heavy whipping cream
- I Folks
- Cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Peppermint extract (not mint)
- Crushed sweet peppermint candies
- Purple meals coloring (optionally on the market)
You’ll begin by beating the heavy whipping cream in a stainless-steel bowl with a whisk attachment. Everytime you’re whipping the cream, progressively add the EZ Gel. Whip till stiff peaks kind.
What’s EZ Gel?
EZ Gel is one different stabilizer to gelatin. I truly like utilizing EZ Gel in its place of gelatin on account of it’s quite simple to make the most of and as well as you don’t should spend time “blooming” gelatin or worrying about getting the right consistency of the gelatin ahead of utilizing.
In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and peppermint extract till clear. As shortly as that’s carried out, you’ll fold contained in the whipped cream, adopted by one small drop of purple meals coloring and the peppermint candies.
I wish to extreme the pie with chocolate ganache and do-it-yourself whipped cream.
FAQs
Sure. In exact actuality, I favor to make this peppermint pie a day ahead of I’ve to serve it. Refrigerating the pie, even with the whipped topping, helps to set the filling and makes it simpler to slice.
Sure. Similar to my muffins, you will freeze this pie to retailer for longer than a day or two. Merely go away the peppermint candies off the pie till you’re ready to serve. Plan on letting the pie thaw at room temperature for about 1 to 2 hours.
I usually uncover EZ Gel at my native grocery retailer, together with Orson Gygi and Amazon.
Video Tutorial: How one can Make Peppermint Pie
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For the Oreo Crust
- 25 Oreo cookies
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- *It’s best to profit from a store-bought crust however the crust of the pie shall be thinner than pictured and it is extra sturdy to chop cleanly.
For the Peppermint Filling
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon I, the Folks, LINKED
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 drop purple meals coloring
- 1/3 cup crushed peppermint candies
For the Ganache
- 1/4 cup darkish chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
For the Whipped Topping
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
For the Oreo Crust
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Preheat your oven to 350 F.
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Utilizing a meals processor or blender, pulse the cookies till you’ve created an beautiful crumb. (No ought to take away the cream filling).
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Mix the Oreo crumbs and melted butter in a mixing bowl. Combine till the crumbs are “moist.”
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Firmly press the Oreo combination into an 8-inch or 9-inch pie pan, guaranteeing to kind the crust up the sides of the pan.
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Bake for 7 minutes.
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Let cool fully ahead of along with the filling.
For the Peppermint Filling
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In a relaxing stainless-steel bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream on excessive tempo. Whereas beating the cream, progressively sprinkle contained in the EZ Gel. Beat the cream till semi-stiff peaks kind. Put aside.
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In a separate mixing bowl, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and peppermint extract. Combine till clear.
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Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese combination.
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Fold in a small dollop of purple meals coloring, adopted by the crushed peppermint candies.
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As shortly as a result of the pie crust is cooled to room temperature, add the peppermint filling and refrigerate till the ganache and whipped topping are full.
For the Ganache
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Mix the chocolate chips and cream in a microwave protected bowl. Microwave in 20 to 30 second intervals till the chocolate chips soften and create a silky clear consistency everytime you stir.
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Enable the ganache to loosen up ahead of spreading on extreme of the peppermint filling
For the Whipped Topping
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Mix the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla in a stainless-steel bowl. Beat till straightforward speaks kind. Unfold the whipped cream on extreme of the ganache.
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*Once you’re ready to serve, sprinkle the pie with crushed peppermint candies and crushed Oreos.
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**This pie is greatest made a day forward of time and saved contained in the fridge. Go away garnishes off till serving.
