Best 4 French Chocolate Mint Pie Recipes

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.

BREATH MINT PIE

Steps:

• In saute pan, heat butter over medium-low heat until softened. Remove from heat, add cookie crumbs to pan and stir until butter is evenly distributed through the crumbs.
• Line a "half sheet" size pan (approximately 13 by 18 by 2 inches deep) with plastic wrap. Spread half the cookie crumb mixture over the plastic.
• With a mixer on lowest speed (or by hand), combine ice cream and mint candy, mixing slowly and trying to avoid breaking up the mints.
• Pour the ice cream mixture over the cookie crumbs and spread gently throughout the pan, trying not to break the cookie crumb base. Top evenly with remaining cookie crumb mixture, cover with plastic wrap and re-freeze for a few hours.
• Cut into 12 triangular pieces, by cutting in half lengthwise, then thirds crosswise, and cutting each resulting rectangle into right triangles. Serve each triangle topped with whipped cream, chocolate syrup, and mint sprigs.

FRENCH SILK CHOCOLATE PIE I

Steps:

• Cream butter in a mixing bowl. Gradually beat in the sugar with an electric mixer until light colored and well blended. Stir in the thoroughly cooled chocolate, and vanilla extract. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating 5 minutes on medium speed after each addition. Spoon the chocolate filling into a cooled, baked pie shell.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

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.