Marguerites Cookbook

A cooking blog all about making vintage recipes from a cookbook we inherited from our grandmother

Creme de Menthe Pie

 

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Now that we’ve shown you Marguerite’s pie crust, we’re NOT going to use it today. Let’s change gears! Our first pie is a Creme de Menthe Pie that is anything but traditional. It has some exciting and different ingredients and turned out quite unlike anything we expected.

Here’s what Marguerite had to say:

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In researching ingredients for this recipe, both Aaron and I did not realize that Creme de Menthe was a liqueur. In the 25 plus years Aaron knew Marguerite, he never knew her to have a drink, or talk about alcoholic beverages. There isn’t much of this mint liqueur in the pie, but it made a great additional flavor. Aaron had to go to three different stores to find Creme de Menthe, which was the hardest part of the recipe!

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Aaron’s favorite part of this creme de menthe pie recipe was making the crust. It called for 24 Oreo cookies, but without the cream in the middle. Aaron of course didn’t want that filling to go to waste . . .

Mixing a whole 32 ounces of Cool Whip in our average sized stand mixer, in our 24 square foot kitchen was a test in patience, but other than that, making this recipe was pretty simply. Once we poured the liquid into the spring form pan, all that was left was to wait for it to set.

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As you can see, it had a slight tint of green that really just hinted at the mint flavor. I think next time, I’ll add a little green food coloring to make it more fun. The thing that surprised us the most about the creme de menthe pie was the consistency and texture. While it retained some of the stickiness and elasticity of the little bit of marshmallow fluff, it could only be described as ice cream cake like. It was firm right out of the freezer, but did melt like ice cream but slower. We both loved this creme de menthe pie! My favorite things about it were the fact that it tasted like ice cream cake, as well as the hint of mint flavor. Aaron is not necessarily lining up for super-minty anything, but even he enjoyed the mint flavor of this recipe. He also appreciated the way the mint flavor paired with the Oreo crust.

Creme-de-Menth Pie

With the holidays coming up, this creme de menthe pie recipe could be a great treat. Or you could save it for a warm summer night (when those finally come back around!)

Creme de Menthe Pie
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Prep Time
45 minutes
Passive Time
2 hours
Prep Time
45 minutes
Passive Time
2 hours
Creme de Menthe Pie
Print Recipe
Prep Time
45 minutes
Passive Time
2 hours
Prep Time
45 minutes
Passive Time
2 hours
Ingredients
Crust
Filling
Servings:
Instructions
Crust
  1. Remove cream from Oreos and roll into crumbs.
  2. Toss Oreo crumbs with melted butter.
  3. Put into a 9" spring form pan, reserving 1/2 cup for garnish.
Filling
  1. Gradually add Creme de Menthe to marshmallow cream until well blended.
  2. Fold Cool Whip into mixture.
  3. Pour into pan.
  4. Freeze for several hours until firm. Sprinkle remaining crumbs on as a garnish.
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Fluffy Potatoes

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As far as comfort foods go, especially for me, potatoes are some of the best! This fluffy potatoes recipe is a relatively simple one to make, although I didn’t think it was the best use of potatoes. Take a look at this recipe with us, and you can decide for yourself.

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As you can see, this recipe came from one Mrs. Dougherty. She was a parent of six children, all of whom had Marguerite as their second grade teacher! Mrs. Dougherty worked hard with Marguerite to help all her children learn and succeed. She was a wonderful parent and a wonderful lady who became friends with Marguerite due to her dedication to her kids.

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While this recipe has an extremely short ingredient list, the preparation of these fluffy potatoes did have some issues. Aaron did not enjoy peeling and grating hot potatoes. (If you would like, you may insert a joke involving the game “hot potato.”) However, once the potatoes were peeled and grated, and the Cool Whip added, it was just time to wait.

Once the fluffy potatoes were cooked, they looked different than a normal potato recipe. They also tasted very different. For me, they were just way too sweet. I felt like it was almost a waste of perfectly good potatoes! Aaron did agree that the fluffy potatoes were too sweet, but not as much as I did. He felt that he could have enjoyed them by just lessening the amount of Cool Whip or whipping heavy cream instead.

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If you want a sweet and simple potato recipe for your family, give this fluffy potatoes recipe a try.

Fluffy Potatoes
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Servings Prep Time
4-6 40 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
40 minutes 5 hours
Servings Prep Time
4-6 40 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
40 minutes 5 hours
Fluffy Potatoes
Print Recipe
Servings Prep Time
4-6 40 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
40 minutes 5 hours
Servings Prep Time
4-6 40 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
40 minutes 5 hours
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Boil potatoes in skins for 20 minutes (until done but not too soft.) Peel.
  2. Butter a casserole dish. While hot, grate the potatoes into shoestring strips on the wide part of the grater. Start with the potato you peeled first.
  3. Add the salt.
  4. Fold in the Cool Whip.
  5. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight, or at least four hours.
  6. Take out one hour before baking. Remove foil before baking.
  7. Bake 30-40 minutes - until lightly browned.
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