Chocolate Peppermint Mousse Pie

Rich and decadent Chocolate Peppermint Mousse Pie is the holiday dessert of your dreams! A creamy nutella mousse filling is served over a chocolate hazelnut crust with a crushed candy cane topping.

If you like chocolate and peppermint together, give these Peppermint Dark Chocolate Meringue Cookies a try this winter too. Our readers love this easy chocolate peppermint shortbread cookie!

Why This Recipe is Best

When it comes to making desserts for the holiday, it’s hard to resist classic Christmas cookies and Christmas candy.

However, sometimes you want something impressive, that is so flavorful and worth the time to make it!

• Chocolate and peppermint. We can’t enough of this flavor pairing especially at Christmas time! Hint: our chocolate peppermint grahams are amazing too.
• Easy mousse pie. The hardest part of this recipe is the patience you need wait for the mousse to chill!
• Festive and fun. This candy cane covered pie stands out from the crowd of the usual holiday dessert suspects.
• Make ahead dessert. It stores well in the fridge or even the freezer!

Love peppermint? Use our easy no bake recipe for peppermint krispie treats for a festive dessert without the fuss.

Ingredient Notes

• Dark cocoa powder – For best flavor, we recommend using the best quality cocoa you can. Ghirardelli and Hershey’s Special Dark are two great options. Cheaper brands don’t deliver nearly the same depth of chocolatey flavor without leaving a bitter taste.
• Chocolate hazelnut spread – Blending a spread like Nutella into the mousse makes it twice as rich and decadent!
• Unflavored Gelatin – You’ll add it to cold water to “bloom” before incorporating it into the filling. Gelatin gives this soft pie filling its structure and shape.
• Peppermint Extract – We recommend pure peppermint extract (not imitation flavoring) to give this chocolate pie a minty touch.

Step by Step Instructions

Combine the ingredients for the crust.

Use a food processor to finely grind hazelnuts with granulated sugar. Now add cocoa powder, flour, kosher salt and softened butter. Pulse until the ingredients are well blended.

Bake the crust.

Press the crust mixture into the bottom of a spring form pan. Bake for about 18 minutes. Let the crust cool completely.

Bloom the gelatin.

While the crust is cooling, sprinkle gelatin powder over a sauce pan of cold water. Let it “bloom” for 2 minutes, then bring the sauce pan to low heat, whisking the gelatin until it’s completely dissolved into the water.

Make the chocolate mousse filling.

Now it’s time for the best part! Beat together your chocolate hazelnut spread, cream cheese, and peppermint extract. Add the gelatin and continue to beat well with an electric mixer until the mixture is smooth and combined.

In a separate bowl, beat heavy cream with sugar to form soft peaks. Fold in the cream cheese mixture to form a mousse.

Assemble.

Pour the mousse over the cooled hazelnut crust. Refrigerate the chocolate peppermint mousse pie for at least 3 hours.

Sprinkle the top of the chilled pie with crushed candy canes and powdered sugar before serving.

Tips and Tricks

• Removing pie from the pan: Run a plastic knife around the inside edges of the spring form pan before sliding off the sides.
• Use a cold bowl: Heavy cream will form peaks much more efficiently and consistently if you whip it in a cold metal bowl. I like to place the bowl in the freezer for a couple of minutes before making this mousse filling.
• Grease your pan: Rub about 1 tablespoon of butter along the bottom of your spring form pan to prevent the crust from sticking.

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Chocolate Peppermint Mousse Pie

5 from 5 votes

By: Aimee

Rich and decadent Chocolate Peppermint Mousse Pie is the holiday dessert of your dreams! A creamy nutella mousse filling is served over a chocolate hazelnut crust with a crushed candy cane topping. Every bite is better than the last!

Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Additional Time: 3 hours hours

Total Time: 3 hours hours 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients 

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For the Crust

• ▢ 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
• ▢ ½ cup hazelnuts chopped
• ▢ ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ▢ ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons unsweetened dark cocoa powder
• ▢ 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

For the Filling

• ▢ ½ cup cold water
• ▢ 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
• ▢ 1 cup chocolate hazelnut spread Nutella
• ▢ 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoons peppermint extract
• ▢ 3 cups heavy whipping cream
• ▢ ⅔ cup granulated sugar

For Garnish

• ▢ 3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup crushed peppermint candy canes

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Instructions 

• Grease a 9-inch springform pan with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside.
• In a food processor, pulse hazelnuts with granulated sugar until finely ground. Add flour, cocoa powder, softened butter, and salt. Continue to pulse until well blended. Press into bottom of pan. (Mixture may be crumbly; use hands to press into pan in an even layer.) Poke with fork.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool completely.
• In a small saucepan, add cold water to pan. Sprinkle with gelatin and allow to bloom (absorb water) for 2 minutes. Heat saucepan on low and whisk gelatin water for several minutes until completely absorbed and dissolved. Remove from heat.
• In mixing bowl, beat chocolate hazelnut spread, cream cheese, and peppermint extract. Add gelatin to cream cheese mixture. Beat on medium high for 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. Set aside.
• In a cold mixing bowl, beat heavy cream with sugar until soft peaks form. Fold in cream cheese mixture. Pour over cooled crust and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
• To remove springform pan, use plastic knife and run along edges. Remove sides of pan.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle with powdered sugar and crushed candy canes.

Notes

Removing pie from the pan: Run a plastic knife around the inside edges of the spring form pan before sliding off the sides.

Use a cold bowl: Heavy cream will form peaks much more efficiently and consistently if you whip it in a cold metal bowl. I like to place the bowl in the freezer for a couple of minutes before making this mousse filling.

Grease your pan: Rub about 1 tablespoon of butter along the bottom of your spring form pan to prevent the crust from sticking.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice, Calories: 585kcal, Carbohydrates: 44g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 44g, Saturated Fat: 27g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 104mg, Sodium: 114mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 33g

Course: Pies and Tarts

Cuisine: American

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This Chocolate Peppermint Mousse Pie makes a perfect finish to any holiday meal or special occasion!