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Grass Hopper Mint Chocolate Pie
Contains NO: wheat, gluten, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts or egg Note: this recipe contains soy Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- Chocolate Crust:
- 1 package Enjoy Life® Double Chocolate Brownie cookies
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp tapioca flour
- 1 tsp xanthan gum
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3 Tbsp Spectrum shortening
- Mint Mousse Filling:
- 1 (12oz.) package Silken SOFT Tofu (brought to room temperature)
- 1(10oz.) bag Enjoy Life® semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup brown rice syrup
- 1/2 tsp mint flavor or natural extract
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
- 2. To make the crust, process cookies in a food processor until crumb size.
- 3. Add the next three ingredients (cocoa powder, tapioca flour and xanthan gum) and pulse in to combine.
- 4. Gradually add vanilla and shortening (in approx. ½ tablespoons) and pulse until mixture is crumbled (small pea size).
- 5. Press mixture into a 9" pie shell. Be sure to smooth it up the sides. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes. Let cool.
- 6. For the yummy mint-chocolate mouse filling, blend tofu until smooth using a hand mixer, blender, or food processor. Set aside.
- 7. Microwave chocolate chips for 2 minutes, stirring after one minute. Continue heating in 30 second intervals until chocolate is melted. Be careful not overheat. Stir until smooth.
- 8. Add brown rice syrup to the melted chocolate. Mix until combined. Chocolate should "seize" and pull away from the sides of the bowl, almost forming a ball.
- 9. Add the chocolate mixture to the tofu. Beat until smooth and creamy. Then, mix in mint flavor/extract natural.
- 10. Add filling to cooled chocolate crust. Chill refrigerator until set (at least 5 hours)
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