Sunday, July 30, 2023

Cookies & Cream Pie (Oreo)

 Recipe taken from Sally's Baking Recipes

Made for Eric's b-day.  He really liked it.  Not sure my favorite, but pretty good.  More Oreo crumble on top.

Ingredients:
Crust:
-22 regular Oreo cookies
-5 tablespoons (71 g) unsalted butter, melted

Filling:
-1 cup cold heavy cream/heavy whipping cream
-8 oz full-fat brick cream cheese, softened to room temperature
-3/4 cup (90 g) confectioners' sugar
-1 tsp pure vanilla extract
-12 whole Oreos, chopped (about 1.5 cups or 135 g)

Homemade whipped cream
-1 cup cold heavy cream/heavy whipping cream
-2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
-1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Directions:
1. Preheat oven 350 degrees
2. Bake the crust (do 1st so that it can cool later).  
--In a food processor or blender, pulse 22 Oreos including the cream filling into a fine crumb.  
--Pour crumbs into large bowl 
--Add melted butter and stir to combine.    
--Pour into 9 inch pie dish and pat down sides and bottom to make compact.  
--Bake for 10 min.  
--Allow to cool as you prepare the filling
3. Make the filling:
--Whip cold heavy cream into stiff peaks on medium-high speed, about 4 min.  Set aside.
--Beat cream cheese on medium speed until smooth and creamy
--Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract and beat on medium-high speed
--Fold in whipped cream and chopped Oreos into cream cheese mixture until combined
4. Make whipped cream:
--Mix heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract on medium-high speed until medium peaks form, about 3-4 min.
4. Spread filling into cooled crust
5. Spread whipped cream
6. Cover with plastic wrap and fridge for at least 6 hrs, up to 2 days.  Can freeze for at least 4 hrs.  I froze for first night and then took out and at and was fine.  Harder to cut crust when frozen.  Use knife to cut crust and chisel a little from the pie dish.






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