Description
Happy st. Patrick's day! This smooth and luscious pie is just as good made with reduced-fat cream cheese and "lite" frozen whipped topping. It will need a couple hours to chill. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- Pie Crust
- Milk
- Chocolate Pudding Mix
- Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
- Cream Cheese
- Powdered Sugar
- Peppermint Extract
- Green Food Coloring
- Frozen Whipped Topping
- Andes Mints Candies
Instructions
- Whisk together milk and pudding mix in a saucepan
- Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and bubbles
- Reduce heat to low
- Add chocolate chips and stir until melted
- Pour into baked pie crust and place pie in refrigerator while you do the next step
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, peppermint extract and food coloring for 1-2 minutes until smooth and fluffy
- Gently fold in whipped topping
- Spread over the chocolate mixture in pie crust
- Refrigerate 2-3 hours or until firm
- Garnish pie with chopped chocolate-mints and serve
- Keep pie stored in refrigerator
- For example, strawberry extract, pink food coloring, and a strawberry rose for garnish
- Have fun!