Chocolate Mint Pie

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups crushed chocolate sandwich style cookies, 1 cup reserved (oreo's are best)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 quart mint chocolate chip ice cream or 1 quart vanilla ice cream
• 4 tablespoons creme de menthe (optional) or 4 tablespoons mint extract (optional)
• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 teaspoons creme de menthe (optional) or 2 teaspoons mint extract (optional)
• 1/3 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine 1½ cups cookie crumbs and melted butter or margarine.
• 2 press firmly over bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie pan.
• 3 freeze.
• 4 spread half of softened ice cream in crust.
• 5 drizzle 2 tablespoons creme de menthe, or mint flavouring and sprinkle 1/2 cup cookie crumbs over the ice cream.
• 6 repeat.
• 7 freeze until firm.
• 8 in a clean bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
• 9 add salt and cream of tartar, and beat until slightly stiff.
• 10 gradually beat in sugar until peaks form.
• 11 fold in 2 teaspoons creme de menthe or mint flavouring.
• 12 spread meringue over pie right to the to edges.
• 13 freeze for at least 2 hours before serving.