• Pie Gallery
  • The Cookbook
  • Why pie?

The Peace of Pie

The Peace of Pie

Tag Archives: chocolate chips

The Summer 2015 Ice Cream Pie Files: Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie

22 Sunday Nov 2015

Posted by jessica@peace-of-pie in Ice Cream Pie

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

chocolate chips, graham cracker, ice cream, mint

I have a childhood memory of sitting at my Great-Aunt Sally and Great-Uncle Chris’s dining room table in Vermont. It was after dinnertime (I don’t recall what was for dinner, though I’m sure it was delicious) and Aunt Sally presented to us a very green, very WOWing pie made of mint ice cream. Now, mint chocolate chip was high on the list of my favorite ice cream flavors at the time, right after coconut almond and black raspberry, and I remember being so fascinated that ice cream could come in pie form. What a revelation.

The last ice cream pie in my summer series threw me right back to that special bright green pie I enjoyed so long ago. May I present to you, Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie.IMG_6858 (1)

Last summer, our friends invited us to their home for dinner and I brought over a Creamsicle Ice Cream Pie which was quite enjoyable, if I do say so myself. At some point during that dinner, I casually mentioned that there were many other ice cream pie recipes in my cookbook that I had yet to make, including a mint chocolate chip variety. Well, if you know kids, you know that they can grasp onto information pertinent to their lives and forget it never, and so when these same friends invited us over for dinner again, a very specific request was put in to please bring that mint pie I had previously name-dropped. I was impressed, and flattered. How could I say no?

IMG_6860

A few notes on this pie. Ken’s recipe suggests using vanilla ice cream as the base, but to me, the more mint the merrier, so I used an organic mint chocolate chip ice cream. He also suggests using a white crème de menthe but I wanted the pie to resemble the green delight from my childhood in at least some capacity, so I went for the super unnatural-looking green one.

The next layer is a medley of milk and melted marshmallows, combined with crème de menthe and crème de cacao and then beat into heavy cream and powdered sugar. Side note: If anyone knows what to do with a whoppingly huge bottle of crème de menthe minus three tablespoons, I’m open to suggestions.

IMG_6861

Green spongy-fluff layer goes over the frozen ice cream base, and the whole thing gets frozen again, until, as Ken puts it, the top layer is “firm but slightly yielding” and/or whenever you’re ready to consume. IMG_6862

I used sprigs of mint and pieces of a Lake Champlain Dark Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Bar to garnish. Or rather, Micah and Josiah garnished.

IMG_3122

You know how mint sprigs are usually used as a garnish in one to two-leaf pieces? Well, the boys were onto something revolutionary here. They decided that they agreed with my sentiment “the more mint, the merrier” and stuck what looked like an entire mint plant in each slice. I loved these “trees” (as Josiah called them) so much, I made the boys pose for several pictures with their handiwork.

IMG_6866IMG_6867

Thanks for sharing my love for ice cream pie, Wisniewski family!

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Baby Pies

28 Friday Jun 2013

Posted by jessica@peace-of-pie in Berry Pie, Chocolate Pie, Mini Pie

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

chocolate chips, mini pies, raspberry, strawberry

IMG_0845In the recipe for Little Preserves and Finger Pies it was suggested that these pies are great for kids to make. Well, heck. Mine turned out oozy and lopsided enough to really make me wonder what they would look like if they were made by children.

Mostly, I think my problem here was greed. The more raspberry or strawberry preserves and dark chocolate chips in each little pie, the better….right? Wrong. Once the jam oozes out the rim, it’s like the kiss of death. That jammy spot will never again seal up properly. Luckily, looks don’t have much to do with taste.

IMG_0847I had to tone down the amount of filling just a tad from what the recipe suggests in order to be able to seal these little babies up. Speaking of little babies, these pies were destined for a very special event…my good friend Erin’s first baby shower! One of my favorite things about my pregnant friends (and by favorite things I mean things that really make me laugh) is how hungry some of them get. Erin is a quality example of this. She basically doesn’t ever stop eating these days.

(Love you, Erin!)

IMG_0848Something fun about these pies is that when they’re still warm, you get to roll them around in powdered sugar. Then they look super delectable.

Here they are with all of their other sugary friends.

IMG_0852Here are me and Erin and her baby girl enjoying some baby pies. Can’t wait to meet you, little one!

photo(15)

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Good Things

16 Thursday Feb 2012

Posted by jessica@peace-of-pie in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

chocolate chips, pecan, whiskey

Here are some Good Things.

1. I have a lovely new banner adorning the top of this blog, as you may have noticed. My talented friend April created it for me. (Thanks again! You’re simply the best.)

2. Chocolate Chips.

3. Jack Daniel’s.

4. Pecans.

5. The above-mentioned three items combined to make one incredible pie. (Named, simply, Jack Daniel’s Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie.) No problems there, folks.

Image

6. The fact that my friend Maggie flew out from Virginia to surprise me that weekend (sneaky husband was in on the secret as well). We hadn’t seen each other since August.

Image

Take note of the Good Things that happen to you today!

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Click here to receive my new posts via E-mail the moment I bake a new pie!

I’ll have a slice of…

almond apple banana berry bittersweet chocolate blackberry blueberry butter butterscotch caramel cherry chess chiffon chocolate chocolate chips Christmas christmas eve coconut coffee corn cranberry cranberry sauce cream cream cheese crumb custard date dutch apple egg fig five-spice freeform graham cracker holiday honey icebox ice cream Jenny and Tyler ken haedrich key lime lemon maple marshmallows meringue mini pies Minnesota mint mousse nectarine orange oreo peach peanut butter pear pecan pie-in-a-jar pine nut pluot pumpkin raisin raspberry Republic of Pie rhubarb savory sour cream spices strawberry tart Thanksgiving travel vanilla vegan walnuts whipped cream whiskey

Pin This!

My Twitter

  • Chocotastic peace-of-pie.com/2021/09/18/cho… 1 year ago
  • Margarita Bay peace-of-pie.com/2021/05/28/mar… 1 year ago
  • On a Chilly Thursday in March peace-of-pie.com/2021/04/10/on-… 1 year ago
  • Crack Pie and the 2021 Speakeasy Bakery Pi Day Auction peace-of-pie.com/2021/04/03/cra… 1 year ago
  • Calvados-Apple Custard Pie peace-of-pie.com/2021/02/28/cal… 1 year ago
Follow @ThePeaceofPie

Recent Pies

  • Chocotastic
  • Margarita Bay
  • On a Chilly Thursday in March
  • Crack Pie and the 2021 Speakeasy Bakery Pi Day Auction
  • Calvados-Apple Custard Pie

Calendar

February 2023
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728  
« Sep    

Contact Me!

You can send me a private message at the.pie.diaries@gmail.com. Thanks so much for visiting!

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • The Peace of Pie
    • Join 87 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Peace of Pie
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d bloggers like this: