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No-Bake Chocolate Candy Cane Pie

December 5, 2014

No-Bake Chocolate Candy Cane Pie

Although we are only a few episodes in, I am so hooked on the new show State of Affairs. Have you seen it?

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I stayed up super late the other night trying to finish an episode. Well, I have a really bad cough now that rattles the whole house so I was also trying to let the Robotussin kick in and not wake up the baby. I just so happened to be glued to the TV while I hacked my head off. So bad that I had to keep rewinding what I had just seen so I could actually hear the actors. Classic.

Well, I love Kathrine Heigl in it. I’ve loved her since I first watched ‘My Father The Hero’. I loved her through all the Grey’s drama as well. I think Izzy was annoying but she played that well. (And I still cry when I watch the episodes when Denny and George die). Anyway, I love her as Charleston, a CIA anaylst who develops and reports to the president about national security threats every day, through the President’s Daily Brief. Of course there is your run of the mill national security drama, with a health dose of relationship and personal drama mixed in as well. Such a good mix of drama.

Anyway, I suggest that you should check out State of Affairs if you haven’t seen it. Just like you should try out this pie. Yum.

It’s the perfect wintery treat as it is packed full of candy cane goodness. Oh man, I love candy canes in the winter. Do you decorate your Christmas tree with candy canes? I used to when I was younger. Now I just eat them. I’d totally toss some on the tree but I’d be afraid the dog would knock the tree over trying to get one. Dumby.

The pie is super easy to make. Just some mixing and you’ll have it all together in a short while. The BIGGEST thing is to wait until the heated marshmallow and candy cane mixture is cool. like really really cool. I probably should have waited a few more minutes. It really seemed cool enough but things got a little melty when I folded in into the whipped cream. It worked out well but just be really, really sure that it is really, really cool.

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Also, isn’t Charleston a kick ass name?

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No-Bake Chocolate Candy Cane Pie

Makes 1 Deep Dish Pie

Ingredients

For the Crust

  • 8 ounces chocolate cookies (I used a ‘dutch chocolate cookie’)
  • 3 Tablespoons butter, melted plus a little extra for greasing the pie plate

For the Chocolate Layer

  • 3 Tablespoons water
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

For the Peppermint layer

  • 1/2 cup crushed candy canes or peppermint candy (I used 8 candy canes)
  • 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Process

  1. Butter the bottom and sides of the pie plate. Set aside.
  2. In a food processor, finely process the cookies until you produce a fine crumb. Add the melted butter and mix to combine. Using your fingers, press this mixture into the pie plate and up the sides. Place in the fridge to harden.
  3. To make the chocolate layer, bring 3 tablespoons water to a boil. In a medium mixing bowl, mix the water and chocolate chips, stirring constantly until all the chips are melted and smooth. Cool to room temperature.
  4. In a large, chilled mixing bowl, whip the cream with the sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold in the chocolate mixture with a rubber spatula. Spoon into the crust; chill.
  5. To make the peppermint layer, break the candy into chunks. In a blender, pulse the candy until you have a fine powder. Combine the marshmallows, milk , and candy cane powder in a saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the marshmallows are melted. Cool to room temperature. (I suggest that you put the pot on a kitchen towel and into the fridge, stir every few minutes)
  6. Whip the remaining cream to stiff peaks. Fold in the marshmallow mixture. Spoon onto the chocolate mixture. Chill or freeze for at least 4 hours.

Inspired by The Houston Chronicle

Filed Under: Pies and Tarts, Recipes Tagged With: a year of pie, a year of pies, candy canes, chocolate candy cane pie, cookie crust, frozen pie, no bake pie, no bake pies, pie, whipped cream

The Next Best Thing to Robert Redford Pie

August 29, 2014

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You guys, Labor Day is just a few days away. I can’t even…

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How is the unofficial end of summer here already? It’s like a slap to the face I tell you! I just don’t want to believe that the days are getting shorter (you know what I mean), it’s already getting cooler in the mornings, and before I know it I’ll be muttering swears under my breathe as I shovel snow off the walkway in front of our house. Or my favorite, mop up melted snow water that sneaks away from the mat at the front door in hopes that the bamboo floors don’t get water damage there. Seriously, thanks previous owner- it was super smart to put a sensitive wood right at the door in a climate where is snows for like 8 months of the year. dumb.  And that’s just the beginning of the crap they didn’t or did do.

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Since September is just about here I am making this ‘The Next Best Thing to Robert Redford Pie’ because it’s Price’s favorite pie and his birthday is coming. So let’s pretend this is an early birthday pie. Or is it a late birthday dessert since I never made him the German Chocolate Cake brownies that I owe him for his 2013 birthday. I am the worst.

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Speaking of being the worst, I can barely remember to do my time sheet every week before the system closes on Saturday at midnight. And yes we get reminder emails that I just delete because I’m dumb. That means I have to do it manually in excel on Monday mornings, which is bad because it creates more work for a coworkers as he then needs to enter it in the system in some sort of back way sort of way. And when I said Monday mornings I really meant Wednesday morning, which is exactly what happened this week since I was traveling on Tuesday… ugh. how am I not fired yet? So I bought him a breakfast burrito and left a note at his desk asking him not to hate me. Hello, tangent…

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Anyway, this pie is great. I had never heard of it before Price asked for it years ago. I did manage to make it for him in a somewhat of a timely manner then. ha! So you should do yourself a favor and make this asap since it’s the bee’s knees.

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It’s super quick to make since it uses the good stuff like Cool Whip and instant pudding mix, however it takes several hours to set up. Sooooo plan accordingly. And be sure to tell people that you are not make it for right just now. My mom is visiting and was kinda disappointed to learn that she would have to wait for it. So she just stole some of the cream cheese & Cool Whip layer and went back to watching TV and reading. #multitasking

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The first piece kinda has to be scarified since it just doesn’t come out of the pan that nicely so that is the one you get to set aside for a midnight snack. Or you can eat it for breakfast, like what Price did. Now that is not the worst.

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The Next Best Thing to Robert Redford Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 (8 ounce) containers frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 1 (5.1 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1/8 cup grated semisweet chocolate

Process

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine the flour, butter, and chopped nuts. Press into the bottom of a 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Set aside to cool.
  3. The the bowl of a stand mixer/large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add 1 container of whipped topping and mix until combined. Spread evenly over the cooled crust.  Attempt to not kill Pricer for screwing it up!!
  4. In a large bowl, combine the pudding mixes and milk well until thick. Spread evenly over the cream cheese filling.
  5. Spread the remaining container of whipped topping over the pudding layer. Sprinkle grated chocolate over the top.
  6. Refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours before serving.

Sourced from All Recipes

Filed Under: Pies and Tarts, Recipes Tagged With: cookie crust, cool whip, cream cheese, Next Best Thing to Robert Redford Pie, pudding, pudding mix, Robert Redford Pie, walnuts

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