Ingredients

  • 24 large marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 4 tablespoons green-colored creme de menthe
  • 2 tablespoons white cream de cacao
  • 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
  • 16 chocolate cookies
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • Decoration: a few sprigs of herbs such as fennel, basil, rosemary, etc, for pond foliage
  • Decoration: a small plastic frog, snake, turtle, or duck

Method

  • In medium saucepan over low heat melt the marshmallows in the milk.
  • Set aside to cool thoroughly.
  • When cool add the creme de menthe, creme de cacao, and whipped cream.
  • Crush the chocolate cookies with the butter, this can be done in a plastic bag with a rolling pin.
  • Press the mixture into a pie plate to make crust, the cookies should form the banks of the pond.
  • Pour filling into piecrust and chill in the refrigerator
  • Decorate by placing sprigs of herbs around the sides of the pond.
  • Then place a plastic pond critter in the center of the pie.