Candy Cane Pie

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Candy Cane Pie features a buttery crushed Oreo pie crust, a peppermint-flavored cream cheese filling, and a topping of Cool Whip and crushed candy canes. Sweet and festive, it's sure to impress your family and friends this holiday season!

Prep Time19

Chill Time2

Total Time2 19

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Candy Cane Pie

Servings: servings

Calories: 481kcal

Author: Kasey Schwartz

Equipment

Large mixing bowl
Electric hand mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment
Rubber spatula
food processor
Measuring cup
measuring spoons

Ingredients

25 Oreo cookies
5 Tablespoon butter melted
8 ounces cream cheese softened
1 cup powdered sugar
6 drops red gel food coloring
1 ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
16 ounces Cool Whip slightly thawed
5 candy canes crushed

Instructions

Start by making the Oreo crust. Add the Oreo cookies to a food processor and pulse until the cookies are fine crumbles.
25 Oreo cookies
Add the butter to the food processor and pulse again to make a mix that looks like wet sand.
5 Tablespoon butter
Pour the Oreo mix into a 9” pie pan and press it into the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Use the flat bottom of a cup or a measuring cup to make the bottom crust flat and compact.
Place the crust in the fridge while you make the pie filling.
Add the cream cheese and powdered sugar for the pie filling to a large mixing bowl and beat until the mix is nice and smooth, Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again to ensure there are no lumps.
8 ounces cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar
Add the red food coloring and peppermint extract to the bowl and mix again until the dye is blended evenly. Add a drop or two more to get the perfect peppermint pink color you are looking for.
6 drops red gel food coloring, 1 ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
Fold about 8 ounces of Cool Whip into the cream cheese mix using a rubber spatula.
16 ounces Cool Whip
Fold in about half of the crushed candy canes.
Remove the Oreo crust from the fridge and spread the pink pie filling into the crust. Smooth the top of the pie and place in the fridge for one hour.
Remove the pie after one hour and gently spread the remaining Cool Whip over the top of the pie, making a perfectly white top layer. Sprinkle with the remaining candy canes and return the pie to the fridge for another hour.
5 candy canes
Slice and serve the pie cold!

Notes

Gel food coloring works best but you can also use liquid food coloring. You will need more of the liquid food coloring to get the nice candy-cane color.

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