Description
Delightful white chocolate peppermint cheesecake mousse pie combines creamy textures with festive holiday flavors. Rich layers of smooth filling and crisp crust create a perfect dessert experience you’ll savor with each elegant bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreos), crushed into fine crumbs
- 5 tbsps (75 mL) unsalted butter, melted
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 6 oz (170 g) white chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 ½ cups (360 mL) heavy whipping cream, chilled
- ½ cup (120 mL) powdered sugar
- ½ cup (120 mL) crushed peppermint candies or candy canes
- 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
- ½ tsp (2.5 mL) peppermint extract
- 1 cup (240 mL) heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsps (30 mL) powdered sugar
- ½ tsp (2.5 mL) vanilla extract
- Crushed peppermint candies for garnish
- White chocolate shavings for garnish
Instructions
- Crust Preparation: Pulverize graham crackers into fine sandy consistency using a food processor, then blend thoroughly with melted butter until uniformly moistened.
- Crust Molding: Press the crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie dish, creating a compact, smooth foundation with consistent pressure and chill for 15 minutes to stabilize.
- Chocolate Melting: Carefully melt white chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, stirring consistently to maintain a glossy, smooth texture without scorching.
- Cream Integration: Whip heavy cream to soft peaks, simultaneously soften cream cheese to ensure a lump-free mixture, then gently fold melted white chocolate into the cream cheese base.
- Mousse Composition: Introduce peppermint extract to the white chocolate cream mixture, delicately folding whipped cream to preserve the light, airy texture and maintain the mousse’s elegant volume.
- Pie Assembly: Transfer the peppermint white chocolate mousse into the chilled crust, smoothing the surface with a spatula for a polished appearance.
- Chilling and Finishing: Refrigerate the pie for several hours or overnight, allowing the mousse to set completely and flavors to harmonize, then garnish with crushed candy canes or white chocolate shavings before serving.
Notes
- Perfect Crust Compaction: Press graham cracker mixture firmly and evenly into the pie dish to create a stable, uniform base that won’t crumble when serving.
- Chocolate Melting Mastery: Use low, gentle heat when melting white chocolate to prevent burning, stirring constantly and removing from heat just as it becomes smooth and glossy.
- Temperature Precision: Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature before mixing to guarantee a silky, lump-free mousse with perfect texture and consistent incorporation.
- Whipping Cream Technique: Whip heavy cream just until soft peaks form, avoiding over-beating which can cause a grainy or butter-like consistency that will deflate the mousse’s delicate structure.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Desserts
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg