Make Stuff Monday~ Peppermint “Kick Butt” Pie

By
Lynn
Published: November 30, 2009Posted in: Healthy RecipesTags: , , , , , , ,
Make Stuff Monday~ Peppermint “Kick Butt” Pie

With the holidays approaching, many of us start thumbing through the yellow pages looking for the best baker in town to create  magical and exquisite holiday treats. What? You don’t?

Okay I don’t either. BUT…I do long for the taste of confection perfection and all the sweet scrumptiousness that goes with it at the holidays! Oftentimes, with the holidays comes booked-up calendars and a teensy bit of anxiety. It is tradition in our family for everyone to bring their favoirte dish to my parent’s Christmas. Now, so you can better understand the complexity of this….no one in my family likes to lose. We  are competitive to the n’th degree – so much so that last year we they decided it would be fun (if that is what you call PRESSURE) to hold a cook off!

I just knew that little crazy devil on my left shoulder would be shouting “Kick their a#@es”… while the sweet little angel girl on my right shoulder would be whispering sweet nothings about “being a good sport, blah blah blah”.

This year…I am ON A MISSION!

My sweet treasure comes with the technical name of Peppermint Ice cream Pie!!! E calls it candy cane pie but I call it “I win and you don’t ice cream pie” (evil laugh).

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Basic Allergy Free Pie Crust Ingredients:

(Tweeked from this original recipe:) http://www.grouprecipes.com/13007/vegan-gluten-free-pie-crust.html)

1 and 1/2 Cups Flour

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/2C all vegetable shortening (I use the Spectrum)

5 TBSP. of water (more or less depending on consistency)

Directions:

-Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening until crumbly.

-Add water and gently mix to form a dough. (This is where you can eyeball the consistency and add more water if necessary).

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-Roll it

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-Pat it

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-Mark it with a “B” (mommy brain)

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-Spread dough into pie pan, prick with fork and bake in preheated oven (at 425 degrees) for aprox. 10-15 minutes or until golden.

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-Allow crust to cool before adding ice cream mixture

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Ice cream mix Ingredients:

One Quart size container of SO DELICIOUS, soy (dairy free) vanilla ice cream

one package (12) peppermint candy canes

Directions:

-Allow ice cream to sit at room temp. until mushy and mostly melted. Not to a liquid point, but just smoooshy

-Transfer ice cream to a large mixing bowl

-Wrap candy canes in a towel, and using a hammer, smash them! Great pie for venting holiday stress :)

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-Mix candy cane pieces into ice cream and pour into cooled pie crust, reserving some to garnish with

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-Freeze and serve! (it works best to bring the pie out of freezer about 15 minutes before serving).

-”Ta-Da” Going for the gold.

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-To further impress, garnish with fresh mint! (my awesome mother-in-law pulled some of this from her herb garden when I brought the pie over for Thanksgiving)!!!

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*****This recipe is dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free

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