Description
This Peppermint Pie is a festive, no-bake dessert featuring a rich chocolate Oreo crust filled with creamy white chocolate peppermint pudding. Enhanced with crushed candy canes and topped with whipped cream swirls, it’s a perfect treat for holiday gatherings or any time you crave a refreshing minty pie.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust
- 1 chocolate Oreo pie crust
Filling
- 2 (3 oz) boxes white chocolate instant pudding mix
- 2 cups milk
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract (not mint extract)
- Red food coloring (amount as needed)
- 1 (8 oz) container whipped topping, divided
- 2-3 candy canes or peppermint candies, crushed
Instructions
- Prepare the pudding mixture: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the two boxes of white chocolate instant pudding mix with 2 cups of milk until it is smooth and well combined.
- Add peppermint flavor and color: Stir in ½ teaspoon of peppermint extract, then add a generous amount of red food coloring and whisk to fully incorporate, achieving a festive pinkish-red hue.
- Fold in whipped topping: Gently fold about 1 cup of whipped topping into the pudding mixture until combined. If desired, add a bit more red food coloring here for your preferred shade, but avoid overmixing to keep the cream from deflating.
- Fill the crust: Pour the pudding filling into the store-bought chocolate Oreo pie crust and use a spatula to smooth the surface evenly.
- Chill the pie: Cover the pie tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours to allow the pudding to firm up and the flavors to meld.
- Decorate before serving: Transfer the remaining whipped topping into a piping bag fitted with a 1M open star tip. Pipe swirls all around the outer edge of the chilled pie. Sprinkle crushed candy canes within the whipped topping border for a festive crunch and garnish.
Notes
- Chill: Refrigerate the pie for a minimum of 4 hours before serving to ensure the pudding sets firmly.
- Clean slices: For clean slices, wipe the knife between cuts with warm water and dry it to prevent smudging.
- Crush candy canes: Place candy canes or peppermint candies in a zip-top bag and crush gently with a rolling pin for easy garnishing.
- Use peppermint extract specifically, not mint extract, to achieve the authentic peppermint flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of pie)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 185mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
