baked alaska mint pie

Name: Baked Alaska Mint Pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: ## CRUST:; 1 1/3 cup(s) shortbread cookie crumbs (i use lorna dunes); 1/2 cup(s) chopped walnuts; 1/4 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 4 tablespoon(s) butter,melted; ## FILLING:; 1 quart(s) mint or vanilla ice cream, softened; 1/2 cup(s) whipping cream; 2 tablespoon(s) creme de menthe syrup; 1 dash(es) green food coloring; ## MERINGUE:; 3 large egg whites; pinch(es) cream of tartar; 6 tablespoon(s) granulated sugar

(1 RATING)

40 Pinches 1 Photo

Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Oct 2, 2011

This recipe is from my friend Donna,she gave me this recipe and it was printed in Book 2. It is so good- I love the taste of mint in this pie, so refreshing after a heavy meal or with tea just to let it melt in your mouth.

Rate

prep time 10 Min

cook time 5 Min

method ---

yield one 9-inch pie

Ingredients

CRUST:
1 1/3 cups shortbread cookie crumbs (i use lorna dunes)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
4 tablespoons butter,melted
FILLING:
1 quart mint or vanilla ice cream, softened
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons creme de menthe syrup
1 dash green food coloring
MERINGUE:
3 large egg whites
pinch cream of tartar
6 tablespoons granulated sugar

How To Make baked alaska mint pie

Step 1

Take ice cream from the freezer;set aside to soften. Crust: Mix crust ingredient together and press firmly into bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate, bake at 325^ for 10 minutes. Cool completely. --- Filling: Spread half the ice cream in cooled pie shell; freeze until firm. Place remaining ice cream in freezer too , until ready to use. Whip the whipping cream and add food coloring and cream de menthe syrup. Spread over frozen ice cream pie. Freeze until firm. Remove reserved ice cream carton to softened. Spread remaining ice cream over frozen cream de melthe layer. Return to freezer. (At this point pie can be wrapped and frozen up to 2 months). --- Meringue: At serving time, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy, then gradually beat in sugar, continue beating until stiff peaks form. Preheat oven to 450^. Remove pie from freezer and spread meringue to rim of shell- leaving no crust showing and completely covering ice cream. Place in pre-heated oven for about 4 minutes, until lightly browned. Serve at once. Drizzle extra cream de menthe syrup over pie slices.
Last Step: Don't forget to share! Post a picture of your finished recipe here and on your favorite social network. Don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes!

Discover More

Comment & Reviews

Just A Pinch Sweepstakes