Description
This Candy Cane Pie is a festive, no-bake dessert featuring a crunchy Oreo cookie crust and a creamy peppermint-flavored filling beautifully tinted pink with red food coloring. Topped with crushed candy canes and layers of Cool Whip, it’s a delightful treat perfect for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Oreo Crust
- 25 Oreo cookies
- 5 Tablespoon butter melted
Pie Filling
- 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
- Prepare Oreo Crust: Add the Oreo cookies to a food processor and pulse until they become fine crumbles. Then add the melted butter and pulse again until the mixture looks like wet sand.
- Form Crust: Pour the Oreo mixture into a 9-inch pie pan, pressing it firmly into the bottom and up the sides using the flat bottom of a cup to create an even and compact crust. Refrigerate the crust while preparing the filling.
- Make Pie Filling: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl and mix again to eliminate lumps.
- Add Color and Flavor: Add the red gel food coloring and peppermint extract to the cream cheese mixture, blending well for an even pink color. Adjust with a drop or two more coloring if desired.
- Fold in Cool Whip and Candy Canes: Gently fold about 8 ounces of the Cool Whip into the cream cheese mixture with a rubber spatula. Then fold in half of the crushed candy canes.
- Assemble Pie: Remove the Oreo crust from the fridge and spread the pink filling evenly into the crust. Smooth the top and refrigerate for one hour to set.
- Add Topping: After chilling, spread the remaining Cool Whip over the pie as a white topping layer. Sprinkle the remaining crushed candy canes evenly on top and refrigerate for another hour.
- Serve: Slice and serve the pie cold, enjoying its creamy, peppermint-flavored goodness.
Notes
- Gel food coloring is preferred for vibrant color, but liquid food coloring can be used; expect to need more liquid coloring to achieve a similar pink shade.
- Allow the pie to chill thoroughly for best texture and flavor.
- For a firmer crust, pressing the Oreo mixture firmly is key.
- The peppermint extract can be adjusted to taste if you prefer a stronger or milder mint flavor.
- Use crushed candy canes for both flavor and decorative texture on top.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of pie)
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
