Frozen Chocolate Peppermint Pie Squares
These delicious square cookies have a wafer crust, a chocolate French silk middle and a marshmallow peppermint fluff top layer!
Equipment
- Hand held mixer
Ingredients
Crust
- ½ package of crushed Nilla Wafers
- 3 tbl melted butter
Chocolate Layer
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 egg whites
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 1-2 oz. favorite chocolate melted
- ½ cup walnuts optional
- 1 cup heavy cream + 1 tablespoon sugar
Peppermint Layer
- 1 cup heavy cream + 1 tbl sugar
- 1 cup marshmallow fluff
- 1 cup crushed candy canes
- 1 tbl crushed candy canes for topping
Instructions
Crust
- Mix wafer cookies and butter together until mixture will keep its shape when pressed together
- Press onto bottom of 8" square pan
- Chill in freezer
Chocolate Layer
- Mix eggs, sugar and butter together with hand held mixer until light and fluffy
- Stir melted chocolate and nuts into sugar mixture
- Set aside
- In a separate bowl, beat whites until firm then fold into chocolate mixture
- Spread over crust until even and smooth
- Chill in freezer
Peppermint Layer
- Whip cream until soft and fluffy
- Stir in crushed candy canes and marshmallow fluff
- Spread over chocolate layer until even and smooth
- Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon of crushed candy canes over top layer
- Freeze until ready to serve
Notes
This recipe yields just enough for Santa and his 8 reindeer. Leave him a note to check for his treat in the freezer!