Ingrid Hoffmann’s Holiday 3 Musketeers Mint Recipes
Vanilla Custard Pie
With 3 Musketeers Dark Chocolate Mint Crust
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Ingrid Hoffmann has created
these minty desserts using Musketeers
Mint Bars.
For the crust:
6 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 2 dozen, crushed)
1/4 cup sugar
3 full-size 3 Musketeers Dark Chocolate Mint Bars,
chilled and chopped fine
For the custard:
6 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 pinch salt
2 cups whole milk
Preheat oven to 350
degrees.
Melt the butter in a small
saucepan over low heat. While the butter melts,
separately mix the graham cracker crumbs, chopped candy
bars and sugar in a medium bowl. Add the melted butter
to the graham cracker mix and combine thoroughly, making
sure the entire mixture is well moistened. Press the
mixture into a glass pie plate, covering the bottom and
sides evenly. Place the pie crust in the oven for 8
minutes or until set. Once set, remove from the oven and
place on a cooling rack.
Increase oven temperature
to 475 degrees.
In a medium bowl combine
the eggs and the sugar until no sugar granules are left.
Add the vanilla, peppermint and salt. Slowly stir in the
milk and combine well. Pour the mixture into the
pre-baked pie shell and place in the oven. Bake the pie
for 8 minutes at 475 degrees. Reduce the oven
temperature to 350 and continue cooking an additional
25-30 minutes, until custard is set.
Prep time: 23 minutes
Cooking time: 29 minutes
Total process time: 55 minutes
Dark Chocolate Mint-Topped Hot Chocolate
3 ounces dark chocolate (Dove)
1/3 cup sugar
4 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 drops peppermint extract
2 3 Musketeers Dark Chocolate Mint bars, frozen
In a medium saucepan over
medium-low heat, combine the dark chocolate, sugar and
milk. Heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is
well-blended, stirring frequently. Add vanilla and
peppermint, stir and serve in large mugs. Using a
microplane grater, grate the frozen 3 Musketeers Dark
Chocolate Mint bars over each mug to taste. Top with
whipped cream, if desired.
Serves 4-6.
Prep time: 1 hour (freezing)
Cooking time: 14 minutes
Total process time: 1 hour, 18 minutes
3 Musketeers Dark Chocolate Mint 'Brittle'
10 3 Musketeers Dark
Chocolate Mint bars (20 pieces)
3 ounces Dove dark chocolate
2 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup roasted, salted peanuts (or your favorite nut)
Break the 3 Musketeers bars
into pieces and place them, the Dove chocolate and
butter in a double boiler over medium heat. Melt the
chocolate, stirring frequently, until the nougat in the
bars has melted and combined thoroughly with the
chocolate.
Fold in the nuts, stirring
well, and spread immediately on parchment paper or
non-stick foil. Allow to cool, then break into pieces
and serve.
Prep time: 3 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total process time: 20 minutes
