Holiday Chocolate-mint Pie

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 pillsbury pet-ritz frozen deep dish pie shell
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 (113 g) box chocolate pudding mix, mix (not instant)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup milk
• 20 large marshmallows
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 6 tablespoons crushed crushed red green and hard peppermint candies

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f bake pie crust as directed on package for one-crust baked pie shell. cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, stir together 1 1/4 cups milk and pudding mix; cook over medium heat as directed on box. reduce heat to low; continue cooking while adding chocolate chips, stirring until melted. set aside.
• 3 in 3-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup milk and marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly, just until marshmallows are melted. refrigerate about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
• 4 in chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream and peppermint extract on high speed until stiff. gently stir in marshmallow mixture. gently stir in 1/4 cup of the crushed candies.
• 5 spread chocolate mixture in cooled shell; top with whipped cream mixture. refrigerate until set, about 4 hours. just before serving, sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons crushed candies on top. store covered in refrigerator.