Do you crave a delectable dessert that tantalizes your taste buds and leaves you craving more? Look no further than the amazing grasshopper pie! This extraordinary pie captivates hearts with its symphony of flavors and textures. Experience the harmonious blend of rich chocolate, cool mint, and creamy filling, all encased in a flaky crust. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this article will guide you through the journey of crafting the perfect grasshopper pie, transforming your dessert repertoire and impressing your loved ones with culinary magic.
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GRASSHOPPER PIE
Grasshopper pie was a favorite of Southern hostesses in the 1950s and '60s. We've updated the recipe, infusing the filling with fresh mint and adding coconut to the crust.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch pie
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 9-inch pie plate. Whisk together coconut, cookie crumbs, and 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl. Add melted butter, and stir until well combined. Press crumb mixture into pie plate. Bake until just set, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Meanwhile, bring 1 1/2 cups cream and the mint just to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; cover. Let steep 15 minutes. Pour the mixture through a fine sieve into a glass measuring cup. Discard the mint, and set cream aside. Beat the remaining cup cream in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form; cover, and refrigerate.
- Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Put creme de menthe in a medium heatproof bowl, and sprinkle with gelatin. Let stand 5 minutes to soften. Whisk together egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in another medium bowl; set aside. Add steeped cream to gelatin mixture, whisking until well combined.
- Set bowl with cream mixture over a pan of simmering water. Cook, whisking constantly, until the gelatin is dissolved and mixture is hot to the touch, about 1 minute. Whisking constantly, pour hot cream mixture in a slow, steady stream into egg-yolk mixture. Return mixture to heatproof bowl; set over pan of simmering water. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened and registers 150 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer bowl to ice-water bath; whisk until mixture thickens to the consistency of pudding, about 2 minutes. Remove bowl from bath. Add one-third of reserved whipped cream; whisk until combined. Gently fold in remaining whipped cream with a rubber spatula.
- Spoon mixture into pie crust; refrigerate until set, 45 minutes to 1 hour (or up to 1 day). Just before serving, scrape a chef's knife along surface of chocolate bar to make shavings. Spoon dollops of whipped cream onto pie, if desired, and top with chocolate shavings.
GRASSHOPPER PIE
I only need six ingredients to whip up this fluffy and refreshing grasshopper pie. I usually make two of the minty treats for our family, since we're never satisfied with just one slice. -LouCinda Zacharias, Spooner, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 15m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in milk until smooth. Beat in the food coloring. Coarsely crush 16 cookies; stir into the cream cheese mixture. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon into the crust. Cover and freeze overnight. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with remaining cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 357 calories, Fat 16g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 151mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
GRASSHOPPER PIE
Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network
Time 4h25m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Set aside 1 cookie for later use. Process the remaining cookies and chocolate in a food processor until they form a crumb mixture. Add the butter and process until the mixture starts to clump together.
- Press the mixture into a high-sided fluted tart pan, making a smooth base and sides with your hands or the back of a spoon. Put it into the refrigerator to chill and harden.
- Melt the marshmallows in a saucepan over low gentle heat along with the milk. Once the milk starts to foam (not boil), take off the heat and keep stirring until the marshmallows blend into the milk to make a smooth mixture.
- Pour the mixture out of the saucepan into a heatproof bowl, then whisk in the creme de menthe and creme de cacao. Leave until cool.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the cream until it starts to hold soft peaks then, still whisking, add the cooled marshmallow mixture. This filling should be thick but still soft, not stiff or dry, so that it will eventually drop easily out of the bowl into the chilled pie crust.
- When the marshmallow mixture and cream are combined, whisk in a few drops of food coloring, if desired.
- Spread the filling into the chilled base, swirling it about with an icing spatula or silicone spatula to fill evenly. Put the pie in the refrigerator, covered, to chill overnight or for a minimum of 4 hours until firm.
- Crush the remaining cookie and sprinkle it over the top of the pie before serving.
GRASSHOPPER PIE
It's the luckiest happy hour dessert you'll ever make. With a crunchy chocolate cookie crust and a minty mousse filling, this is a treat any mint-chocolate lover will want to eat. Inspired by the classic after-dinner drink, this Grasshopper Pie recipe features the crème de menthe and creme de cacao of a Grasshopper Cocktail, because it wouldn't be a recipe for Grasshopper Pie without the color to match. Top this crème de menthe pie with chocolate shavings and be prepared for oohs and ahhs!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 5h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir crust ingredients until well mixed. Reserve 2 tablespoons crumbs for garnish. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly and evenly against bottom and side of 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on cooling rack 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, heat milk and marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly, just until marshmallows are melted. Refrigerate about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. (If mixture becomes too thick, place saucepan in bowl of warm water and stir mixture until proper consistency.) Gradually stir in crème de menthe and crème de cacao.
- In chilled large bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on low speed until mixture begins to thicken. Gradually increase speed to high and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold marshmallow mixture into whipped cream. Fold in food color.
- Spread filling in cooled baked crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs and grated chocolate. Refrigerate about 4 hours or until set. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 410, Carbohydrate 46 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Fat 4 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 200 mg, Sugar 29 g, TransFat 1 1/2 g
EASY GRASSHOPPER PIE
This pie has become a Christmas classic in our family. Although now, I make it throughout the year! -Melissa Sokasits, Warrenville, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 15m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix 2 minutes. Stir in 3/4 cup whipped topping. Fold in 3/4 cup of the mint candies. Spoon into crust., Place remaining whipped topping in another bowl. Fold in extract and, if desired, food coloring. Spread over pudding mixture; top with remaining candies. Refrigerate, covered, 4 hours or until set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 332 calories, Fat 16g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 4mg cholesterol, Sodium 196mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
SUPER EASY GRASSHOPPER PIE
Make and share this Super Easy Grasshopper Pie recipe from Food.com.
Provided by keen5
Categories Pie
Time 2h15m
Yield 2 pies
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Drizzle chocolate syrup on bottom of each crust.
- Put 1/2 of the ice cream in each crust.
- Drizzle more chocolate syrup.
- Spread cool whip on and then drizzle more syrup.
- Crumble grasshopper cookies, or girl scout thin mint cookes on the top (just a few).
- Freeze, then serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1489, Fat 98.1, SaturatedFat 39.7, Cholesterol 2.2, Sodium 1526.9, Carbohydrate 147.4, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 75.4, Protein 12.8
GRASSHOPPER PIE II
This fluffy pie contains creme de menthe and creme de cacao.
Provided by Celia
Categories Desserts Pies No-Bake Pie Recipes
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large saucepan combine evaporated milk and marshmallows. Stir over low heat until marshmallows are completely melted. Chill until mixture holds its shape when dropped from a spoon.
- Slowly pour creme de menthe and creme de cacao into marshmallow mixture while stirring constantly. Continue to stir until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Pour whipping cream into a large chilled mixing bowl. Add a few drops of green food coloring if desired. Whip cream until stiff. Gently fold whipped cream into marshmallow mixture.
- Spread mixture into pie crust. Chill overnight before serving. Garnish each slice with shaved chocolate and crushed peppermint if desired. Be sure to refrigerate any leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 519.3 calories, Carbohydrate 59.3 g, Cholesterol 66 mg, Fat 27.3 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 13.4 g, Sodium 247.6 mg, Sugar 34.2 g
AMAZING GRASSHOPPER PIE
This is an amazing recipe for mint lovers!
Provided by Kayli Householder
Categories Ice Cream Pie
Time 1h20m
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix crushed cookies and melted butter in a 9x13-inch baking dish; spread into an even layer. Arrange ice cream blocks atop the cookie layer. Spread whipped topping over the ice cream layer. Drizzle hot fudge topping over the whipped topping.
- Store in freezer until solid, at least 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 753.8 calories, Carbohydrate 82.8 g, Cholesterol 137.4 mg, Fat 43.2 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 8.7 g, SaturatedFat 24.8 g, Sodium 406 mg, Sugar 62.1 g
GRASSHOPPER PIE
This is a recipe from my husband's mother. It doesn't take long to make and is a tasty treat around the holidays. We always have it at St. Patricks Day. You can also use about 300 ml whipping cream, whipped, in place of the Dream Whip.
Provided by Sackville
Categories Pie
Time 30m
Yield 1 pie, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- To make the crust, crush chocolate wafers and mix with melted butter.
- Press into a 9 or 10 inch pie plate.
- An alternative is to just take the whole wafers and line the pie plate with them, breaking them in half where necessary to fill in the gaps.
- Then melt the marshmallows and milk in a saucepan, over a low heat.
- Once melted, add creme de menthe and creme de cacao.
- Prepare one envelope of Dream Whip, fold into marshmallow mixture, put into crust and chill.
- To decorate, break a chocolate wafer in half and rub the two edges together over the pie to make a nice sprinkling of chocolate crumbs.
- This is a fun dessert around Saint Paddy's day, but if you want to make it for Christmas, substitute crushed candy canes, melted into the milk, for the creme de menthe.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 257.2, Fat 12.6, SaturatedFat 7.9, Cholesterol 34.3, Sodium 118.4, Carbohydrate 29.4, Sugar 21.5, Protein 1.5
Tips:
- Prep the Oreo Cookie Crust: Pulse the Oreo cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Mix in melted butter until evenly combined. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan and refrigerate while making the filling.
- Use Fresh Mint Leaves: For the best flavor, use fresh mint leaves in the filling. Finely chop the leaves before adding them to the mixture.
- Chill the Pie: After assembling the pie, chill it for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving. This will allow the flavors to meld and the pie to set properly.
- Garnish with Mint Sprigs: Before serving, garnish the pie with fresh mint sprigs for an extra touch of flavor and visual appeal.
Conclusion:
The grasshopper pie is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its creamy, minty filling and chocolate cookie crust, it is sure to be a hit with everyone. By following the tips above, you can make the best grasshopper pie possible. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to enjoy this delicious treat!
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