Shelly's Recipe

FLUFFY PEPPERMINT PIE

Category: Pies - Frozen

1 1/2 cup chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
30 large marshmallows
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups whipping (heavy) cream
3 drops red food color
2 tsp peppermint extract
1/4 cup crushed hard peppermint candies

Mix cookie crumbs, sugar and butter. Press evenly in bottom and up side of ungreased pie plate, 9 x 1 1/2 inches.

Place marshmallows and milk in large microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High about 3 minutes, stirring once, until marshmallows are melted. Refrigerate about 25 minutes or until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.

Beat whipping cream, food color and peppermint extract in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Stir marshmallow mixture until blended, fold into whipped cream. Fold in crushed candies. Mound mixture into crust. Cover and freeze about 5 hours or until frozen. Cover and freeze any remaining pie.