Hello everybody! And a very happy Pi Day to you all! Normally this day just passes by me as a regular day, but this year I decided to celebrate, and I wanted to do it with all of you 😄 To mark the occasion, I decided to make - and eat - my very first pie ever! Yes, I am one of those weird aliens living on Earth that has never eaten a slice of pie before. This recipe looked so yummy that I was dying to try it out! Just to be clear, this is not my recipe, but was created by +Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies. You can click here to see the video she made that steps you through the process to make this very pie in your own kitchen.
For anyone who wants a list of the ingredients without going through watching the video, here is an image you can save that lists all of the ingredients you will need.
One great thing about this recipe is that it's a No-Bake Pie. The only thing that goes into the oven is the Oreo cookie crust, and it bakes for only 5 minutes at 350 F. I have to say, after I was able to try the pie once it was finally done, the cookie crumb crust was probably my favorite, it was so delicious! That's probably because it was made with a whole whack of butter 😋
I don't know about you guys, but I really enjoy baking. When I find a recipe that I want to try making, it's like a little adventure, making it for the first time and hoping it turns out the way its supposed to. I was happy to have a little help with this pie; my boyfriend's mother Judy helped me scrape Oreo cream out of the cookies (and to twist them to get them open - they'd been in the fridge, so getting the suckers open was a particular challenge). She also helped me blend the cookies into crumbs with her blender, which was so loud I had to cover my ears 😣
Kurt also helped me melt the chocolate chips with the vanilla and the cream, which was very helpful as I started to make the whip cream with the last of the heavy cream and the sugar. He was rewarded for his help with a bowl of all the Oreo cream his mom and I had scraped from the cookies 😆 He was very grateful for the sugar-y gift.
The only real issue I had was the whipped cream I was making in the mixer, because it wasn't reaching the right consistency I knew it needed to be, but in the end I learned that all I needed was to be patient. After leaving the mixer on and spending some quality time on the floor with Amy, Kurt's Golden Retriever, I was able to see hard peaks start to form when I went back to the mixer. And it was delicious.
Mix the whipped cream and the chocolate, and BAM! Chocolate Mousse! Here's where the hard part comes in - letting the pie chill in the fridge for 6 Whole Hours. It takes a whole lotta patience to make this pie, but it gave me time to spend some quality time with Kurt on my day off 😊 I also had time to create the stencil for the Pi symbol that I would use to decorate the top of the pie.
And HERE is the finished product, a heavy dosage of Cool Whip and some more Oreo cookie crumbs later. Kurt helped me out with the stencil, and he even held it for me as I sprinkled the cookie crumbs on top. We may have pulled the pie out of the fridge a little early, by about 30 minutes, but I had started making this pie late in the afternoon and it was midnight and we couldn't wait anymore XD
Doesn't it look yummy? It should, because it is 😋 I haven't had another piece since the night I made this, but I'm told that the overall taste and consistency of the pie gets even better the longer you leave it in the fridge, Cool Whip and all.
Happy Pi Day everyone! What sorts of baking creations have you been attempting lately? Also, in honor of Pi Day, how many digits of Pi can you recite off the top of your head without looking it up? Let me know in the comments below!
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