Grasshopper Pie
Grasshopper Pie

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, grasshopper pie. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Grasshopper Pie is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Grasshopper Pie is something that I have loved my entire life.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook grasshopper pie using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Grasshopper Pie:
  1. Make ready FOR PIE CRUST
  2. Get 1 1/2 cup Finely crushed oreo cookies, filling included, I used the food processor to crush. (approximately 22 to 24 cookies )
  3. Take 3 tbsp melted butter
  4. Prepare FOR PIE FILLING
  5. Get 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  6. Take 32 large marshmallows
  7. Take 1/4 cup green cream de menthe
  8. Take 3 tbsp white cream de cocoa
  9. Make ready 1/4 tsp green food coloring liquid or a few drops of gel coloring
  10. Get 1 1/2 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
  11. Make ready FOR GARNISH
  12. Take Sweetened whipped cream
  13. Get Chocolate shavings

Gradually beat in milk until smooth. I haven't found her recipe, but my father patched one together from many he found online that turns out a pie just like the one she used to make. It is a chiffon pie usually made with a cookie crust. Minty, chocolatey and delicious, this pie feels right all year long.

Steps to make Grasshopper Pie:
  1. FOR OREO CRUST
  2. Combine oreo crumbs and melted butter,press in a 9'inche pie crust and up sides.
  3. Bake in a 350 oven for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly crisp, cool
  4. FOR PIE FILLING
  5. In a saucepan combine the 1/2 cup heavy cream with marshmallows, cook over medium heat stirring all the time until melted. Transfer to a bowl, add cream de menthe and cream de cocoa and cool to room temperature.
  8. In a large chilled bowl beat the 1 1/2 cups chilled heavy cream to soft peaks, beat in cooled marshmallow mixture until thick and blended, mound into pie crust and chill for 8 hours or overnight to set.
  9. GARNISH with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate shavings before serving.

The chocolate and mint are outstanding and it's such an easy dessert recipe! One of the best birthday gifts I was ever given was a box of Thin Mints! Throw the cookies and melted butter into a food processor and pulverize (or, if you have some aggressions or energy to expend, you can crush them in a large Ziploc bag.) Pour into a pie pan and press into the bottom and up the sides of the pan. The name comes from the bright green color of the creme de menthe. This refreshing dessert is great all year round.

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