Fluffy Peppermint Pie Recipe

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Ready in: > 5 hrs
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 8

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine -- melted
30 large marshmallows
1 can (14 oz size) sweetened condensed milk
2 cups whipping (heavy) cream
3 drops red food color
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
1/4 cup crushed hard peppermint candies

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Directions:

Mix cookie crumbs, sugar and butter. Press evenly in bottom and up side of ungreased pie plate, 9 x 1 1/2 inches.

Place marshmallows and milk in large microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High about 3 minutes, stirring once, until marshmallows are melted. Refrigerate about 25 minutes or until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.

Beat whipping cream, food color and peppermint extract in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Stir marshmallow mixture until blended; fold into whipped cream. Fold in crushed candies. Mound mixture into crust. Cover and freeze about 5 hours or until frozen. Cover and freeze any remaining pie.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Fluffy Peppermint Pie serves/makes 8