Peppermint Pie | Mama's Cooking

Ingredients

• ***For the chocolate crust:***
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting a work surface
• 1/4 cup sweetened cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons water, ice-cold, plus more, to taste
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 5 teaspoons coconut oil
• ***For the filling:***
• 1 1/2 cups water, room temperature, plus 2 cups, cold, divided
• 3 (.25-ounce) packages unflavored powdered gelatin
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• ***For the meringue:***
• water, to taste
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 large egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 10 soft peppermints, crushed, plus more, to taste, for garnish
• chocolate, to taste, grated, for garnish