This is a recipe I found years ago. I made it one Thanksgiving and it is now an expected part of the dinner. My big brothers (who are 49 and 51) have been known to walk away with the whole pie, that is until their kids chase them down!

If you try it let me know how it turns out!

Jr Mint Pie

11 1/4 ounces of Jr Mints

1 envelope geletin

1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa

2 cups half and half

3 cups cool whip

1 9in graham cracker pie crust

place 1.6 oz Jr Mints in the freezer

In medium saucepan, stir together gelatin and cocoa. Add one cup of half and half. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissovled, about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat. Add remaining Jr Mints. Stir until dissolved.

Stir in remaining one cup half and half.

Chille mixture. Stirring occasionaly. When mixture is slightly thickened (about 45 minutes) fold in 1 cup of cool whip.

Spoon into crust. Chill about 4 hours.

Chop frozen mints and fold into remaining cool whip. Gently spread over pie and chill until ready to serve.

21st November, 2007 in recipes