Description
A festive, creamy, chocolatey no-bake pie with a peppermint twist, featuring a chocolate crust, chocolate pudding layer, a cream cheese mixture with peppermint, and whipped topping decorated with candy canes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 chocolate pie crust
- 1 (3.9 oz) box Jell-O instant chocolate pudding
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup peppermint mocha creamer
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (clear)
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 (8 oz) container whipped topping
- 3/4 cup red and green chocolate chips
- 4 teaspoons cold water
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- Candy cane pieces for garnish
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together Jell-O pudding mix, milk, and peppermint mocha creamer for 2 minutes. Refrigerate for 5 minutes to set.
- Pour 1 1/2 cups of the pudding mixture into the prepared chocolate pie crust, spreading evenly. Freeze for 2 hours to set completely.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add vanilla and peppermint extracts and fold in the whipped topping, then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the set pudding layer in the pie crust.
- Return the pie to the freezer to chill for 1 hour.
- In a separate bowl, beat cold water and gelatin until dissolved, then whip with cream and sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Pipe whipped gelatin topping onto the pie surface, decorate with candy cane pieces.
- Serve chilled.
Notes
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg