Mint chocolate pie combines the refreshing taste of mint with rich chocolate in a quick, no-bake recipe. Perfect for any occasion, this easy-to-make dessert features a creamy filling and a crunchy cookie crust.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Chill Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Mint Chocolate Pie Recipe
Servings: 8
Calories: 557kcal
Ingredients
33chocolate sandwich cookies,13.29 ounce package of standard OREO cookies, divided (23 cookies for the crust, 8 cookies roughly crushed to mix into the pie filling and 2 cookies finely crushed for the topping)
5tablespoonsunsalted butter,melted
8ouncescream cheese,room temperature
¾cuppowdered sugar,sifted
3tablespoonscreme de menthe liqueur
1cupheavy whipping cream,very cold
Instructions
To make the crust, add 23 chocolate sandwich cookies to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs form.
With the food processor on low, slowly drizzle in the melted unsalted butter. Blend until the melted butter has fully incorporated into the fine cookie crumbs and the texture of the mixture looks like wet sand. The mixture should hold together when squeezed between your fingers.
Transfer the cookie mixture to a 9-inch freezer-safe pie dish. Press the cookie crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of the pie dish to form a chocolate cookie crust.
Place the chocolate cookie crust into the freezer for 15 minutes to firm up while you prepare the pie filling.
To a large mixing bowl add the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar. Beat on medium-high speed, using a hand held mixer, for 1-2 minutes or until the cream cheese is smooth and fluffy.
Add the creme de menthe liqueur to the cream cheese mixture and mix again on low speed until fully incorporated. Set aside.
Add the very cold heavy whipping cream to a separate large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat the heavy whipping cream for 2-3 minutes or until stiff peaks form. You will want to start your mixer on low speed and gradually work your way up to high speed as the heavy cream starts to thicken to avoid spraying heavy cream all over the counter.
To the cream cheese mixture, gently fold in the whipped cream until fully incorporated and no white streaks remain from the whipped cream.
To a heavy-duty Ziploc bag, add 8 chocolate sandwich cookies and roughly crush them using a rolling pin or meat mallet. Add the roughly crushed cookies to the pie filling mixture and gently fold them in until evenly distributed. Save the bag used to crush the cookies.
Remove the chocolate cookie pie crust from the freezer. Transfer the mint chocolate pie filling into the crust and spread it into an even layer.
To the same bag used to roughly crush the chocolate sandwich cookies, add the remaining 2 cookies to the bag and finely crush those cookies using a rolling pin or meat mallet. Sprinkle the finely crushed chocolate sandwich cookies onto the top of the pie for a decorative garnish.
Place the pie back into the freezer and freezer for 1-2 hours, or until the pie filling has firmed up completely.
Once the pie filling has firmed up completely, remove the pie from the freezer and slice to serve. You may need to allow the pie to sit at room temperature for a couple of minutes to soften just slightly to get clean slices.
Notes
If you don’t have a food processor, you can place the cookies in a heavy-duty Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin or hammer them gently with the flat side of a meat mallet.
You can stir the crumbs together with the butter instead of a food processor. Use a large rubber spatula, making sure to scrape right to the bottom of the mixing bowl.
Use the bottom of a flat measuring cup to press the crumbs firmly and create a uniform thickness.
If you use green creme de menthe, it not only flavors the filling but also gives it a beautiful color. If your creme de menthe is clear, you might want to add a few drops of green food coloring to the cream cheese mixture.