When summer is heating up these little no bake cuties will keep you cool in the kitchen.
Makes 4 individual servings. Requires 2-3 hours chilling time.
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 20 gingersnap cookies, crushed (approximately one cup)
- 1/2 cup marshmallow fluff
- 2 Tbsp. Cointreau, or other orange liqueur
- 2 Tbsp. orange juice, fresh squeezed
- 2 Tbsp. orange zest, divided (note: it’s easier to zest the orange before juicing)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Gather four wide mouth pint sized mason jars. You’ll only need the glass jars, not the lids.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, melt 4 Tbsp. (half a stick) of butter. Set aside to cool.
- Using a food processor, pulse to crush the cookies into fine crumbs. Or place 20 – 25 cookies in a Ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin. (I used Anna’s Ginger Thins, a little more than half of the box.)
- Mix the gingersnap cookie crumbs and the melted butter in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined. Place 3 Tbsp. of crumb mixture in the bottom of each mason jar and press down firmly to set (I used the bottom of a small juice glass to press down). Reserve remaining crumb mixture for topping. Place jars in refrigerator while preparing the pie filling.
- Using a mixer with the whisk attachment, mix 1/2 cup marshmallow fluff, 2 Tbsp. of Cointreau and 2 Tbsp. of orange juice until combined. Set aside.
- Using a mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks (3-4 minutes). Fold in 1 Tbsp. orange zest.
- Fold the marshmallow mixture gently into the cream mixture.
- Spoon the marshmallow cream mixture gently into the mason jars on top of the crumb mixture.
- Sprinkle tops of pies with reserved crumbs and orange zest, if desired.
- Freeze for 2-3 hours to set.
- Remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!