Leprechaun Pies (in Phyllo)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 15 miniature phyllo cups (freezer section)
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup marshmallow cream
• 1/4 teaspoon lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 drops green food coloring

Recipe

• 1 for added crispness, preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 remove the shells from package. place them on a cookie sheet, place them in the oven for 3-5 minutes. allow to cool before filling.
• 3 with and electric mixer, blend the softened cream cheese and marshmallow cream together for 1 minute.
• 4 add lime juice, peppermint extract and greed food coloring.
• 5 mix 1/2 to 1 whole minute.
• 6 refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes to chill.
• 7 fill each crisp shell with 2 teaspoons of filling.
• 8 **if desired, garnish with:
• 9 •1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted 2 minutes in microwave.
• 10 •whipped topping.
• 11 •semisweet or baking squares, shaved.