A Sweet Shortcut to Amazing Cherry Pie

It is hard to believe, but cherry pie is about to surpass chocolate as the favorite dessert in our house. In fact, even at Christmas - holiday of pumpkins and pecans - my daughter asked "Why cant we have cherry pie...its red and festive?" Can't argue with that logic, right? Well, we celebrated a birthday this past weekend and guess what I made...cherry pie. It is so good and I thought I'd share my sweet shortcut to amazing cherry pie!

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Mocha Mud Pie: Celebrate National Ice Cream Pie Day (Giveaway!)

It is National Ice Cream Pie Day and I am celebrating with Ginny's! It was pretty easy for me to decide to join in the celebration. Every year someone requests an ice cream pie for their birthday! My Mocha Mud Pie is among the most requested! This delicious ice cream pie is rich and creamy with a crunchy chocolate cookie crust. Drizzle it with hot fudge and it is pretty much perfection! This summer we were traveling for the kids birthdays, and so (gasp!) I did not make my Mocha Mud Pie...but now we have the perfect reason to make this pie and celebrate summer and National Ice Cream Pie day!! (Hint, Hint: Be sure to read to the bottom...thanks to Ginny's there are two chances for you to enter to win some pretty amazing gift cards during this celebration!)

This pie is pretty easy to make - easy enough that you could whip it up and be able to enjoy if for dessert tonight. Of course you can make your own ice cream, but for this version we are sticking to store bought ice cream. 

NOTE: You have to work quick if you live in a hot area - it is ice cream, after all! Be prepared, have your ingredients ready and your work surface prepped. If I can make this pie in the heat of a Texas summer, you can manage it too!
 
Ingredients

• 1.5 Quarts Coffee ice cream
• 1 Pint chocolate ice cream
• 1 Package Oreo Cookies (with the creme scraped out) NOTE: You can use Chocolate Wafer Cookies - I just have a hard time finding them where I live. Reserve about 6 (3 for the center garnish and/or for crushing for a topping)
• 5 Tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup (or less..or more!) Hot Fudge Sauce 
• 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds
• Optional for decorating, mini Oreos, crushed Oreos.
  

Supplies

• Food Processor (like this Villaware 12-Cup Food Processor)
• Wood spoon, spatula
• Pie Tins or cake round (I used the 9" round cake pans in the Cake Boss 5-Piece Bakeware Set )
• Mixing Bowls (I love these Cake Boss Mixing Bowls) 
• Knife

Make It!
I was lucky to be able to use some amazing products from Ginny's - be sure to visit those links! And head over to Ginny's to enter to win one of 5 $250 giftcards!  

THE COOKIE CRUST

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Scrape/Remove the creme filling from the Oreos using a butter knife.
• Place cookies in a food processor and process until they are fine crumbs, resembling coffee grounds.
• Melt butter in the microwave (in a microwave safe dish)
• In a mixing bowl, combine the cookie crumbs and butter together and mix thoroughly.
• Place the cookie crumb mixture into the pan and press down and onto the side of the pan to create a crust. I use a small glass bowl to press the crumbs down and up onto the sides firmly.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the 350F oven.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely. 

THE FILLING
Once the pie crust is cooled...

• Let coffee and chocolate ice cream soften.
• Individually, stir the ice cream into a creamy texture.
• Add the creamed chocolate to the coffee ice cream and thoroughly combine.

ASSEMBLE IT

• Put the creamed ice cream mixture into the cooled pie crust and smooth out with a spatula.

• Option #1
• Place mini Oreos around the outside edges on the pie tin.
• Sprinkle toasted almonds all over the top of the pie.
• Heat 1/4 cup+ of the hot fudge and drizzle it all over the pie. I use a spoon and go back and forth horizontally, then turn the pie tine and do it criss-crossing the other drizzles.
• (NOTE: You can wait to add the hot fudge until you serve it...or add even more when yo serve it.)
• Place the completed pie back into the freezer to firm up. It needs at least 4 hours (Overnight is best).

• Option #2
• Crush cookie and sprinkle all over the pie.
• Sprinkle Toasted almonds all over the pie.
• Heat 1/4 cup+ of the hot fudge and drizzle it all over the pie. I use a spoon and go back and forth horizontally, then turn the pie tine and do it criss-crossing the other drizzle.
• (NOTE: You can wait to add the hot fudge until you serve it...or add even more when yo serve it.)
• Place the completed pie back into the freezer to firm up. It needs at least 4 hours (Overnight is best).
• Place the completed pie back into the freezer to firm up. It needs at least 4 hours (Overnight is best).

When you serve this little piece of heaven

All that is left to do is enjoy...and enter these amazing giveaways!

First...head over to Ginny's to enter to win one of 5 gift cards for $250 each! (Open to US based residents).

Just click right here to enter.

Now, enter HERE to win a $100 giftcard to Ginny's

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Happy National Ice Cream Pie Day! 

This post is written and created at 504 Main by Holly Lefevre   disclosure: Compensation for this post is supplied by Ginny's. Opinions and original recipes are from 504Main.

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Pie + Cake = Pake (recipe)

I love having fun! I love to try new crafts and recipes! I love making my kids or my guests say "huh?" Or "what?" Or better yet, "Yum!" This combination of Cake and Pie (inspired by the Lifetime TV show "Drop Dead Diva") creates a masterpiece called a PAKE, and this recipe checks all of those boxes!

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Bake! Pumpkin Oatmeal Pie #SmartFinalSupportsSoCalSchools

My family likes pie...

well, let me rephrase that, they love pie filling .

I am left with plates of empty pie crusts.

(no matter who's pie crust it is - it is not about my pie crust!)

However, every time I say that I am making a different dessert for the holidays

I am met with groans. So finally,

I had an idea..let's play with pie!

Is there a law that says pumpkin pie has to have plain ole pie crust?...Not that I can find!

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