Description
A refreshing mint mousse pie with a chocolate cookie crust, glossy ganache topping, and whipped swirls.
Ingredients
- Chocolate sandwich cookies (for crust)
- Butter
- Cream cheese
- Heavy cream
- Powdered sugar
- Peppermint extract
- Green food coloring (optional)
- Dark chocolate (for ganache + shavings)
- Fresh mint leaves (for garnish)
Instructions
- Crush cookies and mix with melted butter; press into pie pan for crust. Chill to set.
- Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Beat cream cheese with peppermint extract and food coloring until smooth, then fold in whipped cream.
- Spread filling into crust and refrigerate 3–4 hours.
- Make ganache by melting chocolate with cream and pour over chilled pie.
- Pipe chocolate whipped cream swirls on edges and top with mint leaves.
- Sprinkle with chocolate shavings before serving.
Notes
- Ensure the heavy cream is cold for better whipping.
- Adjust peppermint extract to taste for desired mint flavor.
- Use high-quality dark chocolate for the ganache for richer flavor.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg