back      Chocolate Mint Pie

Decadent Mint

INGREDIENTS (Makes one pie)

1 cup     butter
2 cups     confectioners sugar (sifted)
4 oz     unsweetened chocolate
4     eggs
¾ tsp     peppermint extract
2 tsp     vanilla extract
10     vanilla wafers, crushed
PROCEDURE

(1)     Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
(2)     In the top of a double boiler, melt the chocolate. Add to the butter-sugar mixture and beat thoroughly.
(3)     Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg, until well blended.
(4)     Fold in the peppermint and vanilla.
(5)     Line the pie tin with the vanilla wafer crumbs (buttering the pie tin makes them stick to the side a little better). Pour in the filling.
(6)     Refrigerate for two hours.
NOTES

This recipe fills a shallow 8 inch pie tin; add 50% to everything to fill a 9 inch pie tin. If you're not very good at pie crusts (I'm not), feel free to use a pre-formed graham cracker crust. The chocolate and mint flavors predominate, no matter what crust you use.
This is serious decadence! The first time I made this, I stopped several times in disbelief of just what I was doing. Enjoy!
RATING

Difficulty: moderate (melting chocolate is tricky). Time: 30 minutes preparation, several hours chilling. Precision: measure the ingredients.