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Luck o’ the Irish Mint Pie

Servings 2 pies

Ingredients

  • 3 3/4 cups heavy whipped cream divided
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, divided plus 2 tablespoons
  • 5 drops green food coloring
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
  • 1 bag mint chocolate candies chopped, divided
  • 2 chocolate cookie crusts 9 inches each
  • 1 bag mint chocolate candies

Instructions

  • To make filling: In bowl of stand mixer, whisk 2 1/2 cups heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Transfer to bowl.
  • In separate stand mixer bowl, beat cream cheese on high 2 minutes. Gradually add 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar and green food coloring; mix until smooth. Add 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and mint extract; mix well.
  • Fold prepared whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. Fold 1 cup chopped mint chocolate candies into filling.
  • To make frosting: In bowl of stand mixer, whisk remaining heavy cream and remaining powdered sugar. Add remaining vanilla extract and mix until stiff peaks form.
  • Pour filling into crusts and smooth tops.
  • Fill decorating bag with frosting and pipe thick band around edges of pies. Then pipe circle dollops evenly around edges of pies.
  • Scatter 1 cup chopped mint chocolate candies in middle of pies. Place whole mint chocolate candies into each dollop of frosting around edges of pies.
  • Refrigerate until firm, 5-6 hours.

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Course: Dessert
Keyword: holiday, St. Patrick's Day