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Peppermint Freezer Pie Recipe

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Refreshing peppermint ice cream plus fudgy chocolate plus fluffy meringue equals the perfect pie for the holidays! Kelli Bucy of Red Oak, Iowa shares this lovely dessert that's become a Christmas tradition. You can make and freeze the pie well in advance.

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Peppermint Freezer Pie Recipe

Prep: 40 min. + freezing

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 quart peppermint ice cream, softened
1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked
MERINGUE:
3 egg whites
6 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon water
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons crushed peppermint-stick candy

Directions

In a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Stir in milk and sugar. Cook and stir for 8 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cool completely.
Spread half of the ice cream into pastry shell; freeze until firm. Spread half of the chocolate mixture over ice cream; freeze until set. Repeat layers. Freeze for several hours or overnight.
In a heavy saucepan, combine the egg whites, sugar, water and cream of tartar. With a hand mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating over low heat until mixture reaches 160°, about 12 minutes.
Pour into the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer; add vanilla. Beat on high until frosting forms stiff peaks, about 7 minutes. Fold in peppermint candy. Spread over top of pie. Cover and freeze until serving. Pie may be frozen for up to 2 months. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 444 calories, 22 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 236 mg sodium, 57 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Peppermint Freezer Pie in Taste of Home December/January 2007, p68

Homemade Peppermint Ice Cream

When peppermint stick ice cream isn't available, I crush 15-20 hard peppermint candies or small candy canes and fold into a half gallon of softened vanilla ice cream. —Barb Gribble, Arena, Wisconsin

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Reviewed on Nov. 02, 2009 by kiboko

My family doesn't care for meringue so I changed it up a little. I always have leftover chocolate so I spread it over the top of the pie before freezing. I never have enough of this so I have begun making two. It's a new family favorite!