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Peppermint Brownie Pie
Cool: 20 mins
Bake: 55 mins at 350°F
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- Pastry for 9-inch single crust pie
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup mint-flavored semisweet chocolate pieces
- Whipped cream
Directions
For filling:1. In a heavy small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Cool 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, prepare and roll out pastry. Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry; trim and crimp edge.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, sugar, flour and vanilla. Stir in the chocolate mixture and chocolate pieces. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.
4. Bake pie in a 350 degree F oven about 55 minutes or until filling is evenly puffed and edges of filling are slightly cracked. Cool on wire rack (center will sink slightly as pie cools). Serve with whipped cream. Makes 10 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 4 - 5 tablespoons cold water
Directions
Pastry For 9-Inch Single Crust PieStir together flour and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cold water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat moistening dough, using 1 tablespoon cold water at a time, until all the dough is moistened (4 to 5 tablespoons cold water total). Form dough into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten dough.
I found mint chocolate chips at Trader Joes. Used them to make mint chocolate chip ice cream. Wonderful
12/2/2010 02:52:52 PM Report AbuseThey even show curls of Andes mints in the cover picture.Just chill some full size Andes mints then use a vegetable peeler to shave into curls for a garnish.
12/24/2009 11:44:49 PM Report AbuseJust use Andes Creme De Menthe Baking chips.mmmmm! It has the same flavor but smoother :)
12/24/2009 11:38:34 PM Report AbuseI haven't seen the semisweet mint morsels this year, but I just got an email from Very Best Baking yesterday that announced Dark Chocolate and Mint Morsels available for a short time.
12/2/2009 10:45:07 AM Report AbuseHas anyone been able to find mint-flavored semisweet chocolate pieces? From looking on the internet, it looks like Toll House discontinued them several years ago and I can't find them in our grocery stores.
12/1/2009 04:30:34 PM Report Abuse