CREAMY LAYERS CHOCOLATE-MINT PIE

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! This smooth and luscious pie is just as good made with reduced-fat cream cheese and "lite" frozen whipped topping. It will need a couple hours to chill. Enjoy!

Provided by Debs Recipes

Categories     Pie

Time 14m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pre-baked pie crust
1 3/4 cups milk
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package chocolate pudding mix, mix (NOT-instant but "cook & serve" variety)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
5 -6 drops green food coloring
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
Andes mints candies, unwrapped and chopped

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!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 514.8, Fat 33.1, SaturatedFat 19.4, Cholesterol 38.8, Sodium 279, Carbohydrate 51.6, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 30.7, Protein 6.8

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