Grasshopper Pie
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Grasshopper Pie
Description
This Grasshopper Pie recipe creates a refreshing dessert with a crust of finely crushed mint chocolate sandwich cookies bound by butter. The crust is chilled to firm up before filling to provide a sturdy base with mint chocolate flavor. The filling consists of marshmallows melted with half-and-half, cooled, and blended with crème de menthe and crème de cacao liqueurs for distinctive mint and chocolate notes. Optional food coloring enhances the green appearance traditionally associated with the dessert.
Whipped heavy cream is folded gently into the cooled marshmallow mixture to preserve airiness, yielding a light, fluffy filling with a smooth texture. The pie is assembled and chilled until set, then decorated with additional crushed cookie crumbs and piped whipped cream if desired. The pie is sliced after sitting out for about ten minutes to soften for easier serving.
This pie is best served after refrigeration but softened slightly for texture, offering a cool, minty, and rich dessert suited for gatherings. Due to the added liqueurs, it contains alcohol and is not intended for children. Non-alcoholic versions can substitute mint extracts and cocoa.
The recipe advises crushing cookies finely and whipping cream to stiff peaks for optimal texture. Leftovers can be stored in the freezer or fridge tightly wrapped, though the whipped cream filling may lose texture over time.
Ingredients
Crust
- 30-32 mint chocolate sandwich cookies
- ¼ c. butter ½ stick, unsalted
Filling
- 32 marshmallows large
- ½ c. half-and-half
- 2 Tbsp crème de menthe liqueur
- 2 Tbsp crème de cacao liqueur
- green food coloring optional
- 1 ½ c. heavy cream whipped
Instructions
Crust
- In food processor, crush cookies into crumbs. Then add to medium bowl. Reserve a small amount of crumbs for decoration if desired.
- Melt butter in microwave safe bowl and add to cookie crumbs. Stir until well combined.
- Pour cookie mixture into pie plate and form into a crust by gently pushing the edges up the sides of the pie plate.
- Place the pie plate with crust in it in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
Filling
- Meanwhile make an ice bath in a bowl large enough to hold saucepan by adding water and ice to the bowl.
- Place large mixing bowl with beaters in freezer.
- In a medium heavy saucepan, heat the marshmallows and half-and-half over low heat, stirring constantly until marshmallows are melted. Immediately place saucepan into prepared ice bath.
- Stir the marshmallow mixture occasionally until mixture is completely cool.
- Then stir in the liqueurs and add food coloring if desired. Stir until completely combined.
- Remove mixing bowl from freezer and add chilled heavy whipping cream to the bowl. Beat whipped cream with hand or stand mixer until stiff peaks form.
- Fold into marshmallow mixture into whipped cream mixture. Pour filling into prepared crust and gently smooth out.
- Sprinkle with reserved crumbs if desired.
- Place the pie into freezer for at least 2 hours.
- Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving. You can also pipe whipped cream onto each slice and top with an Oreo cookie. Slice and serve.
Notes
- If mint chocolate cookies are unavailable, regular Oreos can be used as a substitute for the crust.
- Crush cookies finely using a food processor or by pounding them in a sealed bag with a rolling pin.
- Whip cream until stiff peaks form then gently fold in the marshmallow mixture to maintain a fluffy filling.
- Sprinkle crushed cookies over the filling before chilling and decorate with piped whipped cream and cookies before serving.
- Remove pie from freezer about 10 minutes prior to serving to allow softening for easier slicing.
- Wrap leftovers tightly and store in freezer or fridge; consume within a few days to prevent filling texture degradation.
- This pie contains crème de menthe and crème de cacao liqueurs, so it includes alcohol and is not suitable for children.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 513 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 513kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 64g | 21% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 240mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 184mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 542IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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