6+ Easy Pie Recipes, including Chocolate Mint Pie with Oreo Crust
6+ easy pie recipes for every season, including this Chocolate Mint Pie with Oreo Crust that strikes the perfect balance of gooey fudgy chocolate and fresh mint atop a crunchy Oreo crust.
Equipment
Ingredients
Oreo Pie
- 24 Oreos, crushed 24 Oreos usually = 2 sleeves
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Chocolate Mint Pie Filling
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 large egg
Instructions
Oreo Pie Crust
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt your butter in the microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring in between, until it is completely liquified.3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Add Oreos and melted butter to a blender, and blend on high until Oreos are completely crushed.24 Oreos, crushed
- Transfer Oreo and butter mixture from the blender into a 9-inch pie dish, and use clean hands to press the crust mixture into the pie dish, pinching it up the sides.
- Bake the crust for 8 minutes, remove from the oven, and place on a cooling rack to cool while you make your chocolate mint pie filling.
Chocolate Mint Pie Filling
- Bring your oven temperature down to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Heat your cream over a double boiler until it starts to simmer. Remove from heat, and pour into a heat-safe bowl with chocolate chips. Mix until chocolate chips are melted. (Don’t worry if it’s not perfectly smooth, the chocolate chips will continue to melt in the oven!)1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream, ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- Put your chocolate and cream mixture in the freezer for about 10 minutes to cool down. Once your chocolate/cream mixture is cool, use a hand mixer to whip it until it starts to bubble.
- With the hand mixer on low, add your sugar and cocoa powder and continue to mix until your mixture thickens.½ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup dark cocoa powder
- Fold in peppermint extract and egg with a spatula until pie filling mixture is smooth.1 teaspoon peppermint extract, 1 large egg
- Pour your filling into your Oreo pie crust and bake for 40 minutes. Allow to cool and set for about 30 minutes before diving in.
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Notes
- Using a blender is the easiest way to crush your Oreos and mix them with your melted butter. If you don’t want to use a blender, you can also put the Oreos inside a bag and use your rolling pin to crush them!
- If you don’t have a double-boiler, use a heat-safe glass or stainless steel bowl inside of a larger pot of boiling water.