Chocolate creamsicle pie
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Let me start by saying THIS HAS NO ORANGE-FLAVORED GELATIN. Today (August 14th) is (was) national Creamsicle day--I'm a little late to post this here but, never the less, there is no harm in celebrating something a little late. Now, back to the gelatin; creamsicle pies are usually made up of orange-flavored gelatin, cream cheese and whipped topping, all coming together in a graham cracker crust before being decorated with more whipped cream and, often, canned mandarin oranges. Nothing wrong with that, really, but I’ll admit here to my snobbish aversion for flavored gelatin (not quite sure why–it’s kind of a principle thing I guess) as well as my dislike for the too-foamy texture of whipped topping. I am also slightly apprehensive of using even unflavored powdered gelatin simply because my track record with it is less than stellar: a long time ago some panna cottas didn’t go so well, the gelatin not fully mixing into the cream, resulting in lumps of chewy gelatin suspended in only slightly thickened cream and, more recently, an experimental venture into rhubarb icebox bars that were a textural abomination (imagine a very solid Jell-O, like you used half the amount of liquid required for the gelatin used, made of milk… Epic fail). Then I thought about grasshopper pie, that chocolate and mint flavored jade-green pie and its marshmallow and cream base; appropriate considering the sweet dessert was based on the cocktail of the same name and, conversely, the creamsicle dessert is the basis for a cocktail. The marshmallows not only provide the gelatin needed to give this its hold but also the subtle creamy essences–a nod to the ice cream-filling of the dayglow orange treats. And the orange flavor? Well, booze, of course! When all is said and done you have something that’s a bit fresher tasting, like the essence of oranges, rather than that of orange flavored candy. Oh, and I kept the chocolate base of the grasshopper pie because, c’mon, orange and chocolate–right?! <br />Check out my full rambling on this at http://www.iatethewholething.com/no-bake-chocolate-creamsicle-pie/
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