1½cups(170 grams) chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs (see Note)
3tablespoons(36 grams) granulated sugar
½teaspoon(1.5 grams) kosher salt
¼cup(57 grams) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1large egg yolk (19 grams)
Filling:
¾cup(180 grams) heavy whipping cream
25fresh mint leaves (about 4 grams)
2(8-ounce) packages (454 grams) cream cheese, room temperature
1½cups(180 grams) confectioners’ sugar
3tablespoons(45 grams) sour cream, room temperature
1teaspoon(5 grams) fresh lemon juice
1teaspoon(4 grams) vanilla extract
¼teaspoonkosher salt
Chocolate Whipped Cream (recipe follows)
Garnish: grated chocolate, fresh mint
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F(180°C). Spray a 9-inch pie pan with baking spray with flour pan.
For crust: In a medium bowl, stir together cookie crumbs, granulated sugar, and salt.
In a small bowl, whisk together cooled melted butter and egg yolk. Stir butter mixture into crumb mixture until well combined. Press mixture into bottom and up sides of prepared pan.
Bake until crust is fragrant, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely.
For filling: In a small saucepan, heat cream over medium heat just until bubbles begin to form around sides of pan. (Do not boil.) Remove from heat, and add mint leaves. Let cool completely. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into the bowl of a stand mixer, discarding solids. Refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat cold mint cream at medium speed until stiff peaks form. Transfer to a medium bowl. Wipe bowl clean.
In same bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar at medium speed until smooth and well combined, about 1 minute, stopping to scrape bottom and sides of bowl and paddle. Add sour cream, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt. Beat until just combined, about 30 seconds. Gently fold in whipped mint cream until well combined. Spread mixture into prepared crust. Refrigerate pie until cold, at least 4 hours, or up to overnight.
Just before serving, spread Chocolate Whipped Cream onto pie; garnish with chocolate and mint, if desired. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Notes
Note:We used Oreos for the piecrust. Separate 21 sandwich cookies, and scrape out the cream filling. Crush just the cookies without the filling.