Best Creme De Menthe Grasshopper Pie Recipes

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GRASSHOPPER PIE



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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

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pie plate
3/4 cup shredded sweetened coconut
1 1/2 cups (about 25) crushed chocolate wafer cookies
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups heavy cream, chilled
1 cup loosely packed mint leaves
3 tablespoons green creme de menthe
1 envelope (1/4 ounce) unflavored gelatin
5 large egg yolks
1 bar (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate, chilled
Freshly whipped cream, for serving (optional)

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



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Here's Grandma's favorite Grasshopper Pie. Her version is made with marshmallows in the filling (skip the gelatin!) and an Oreo cookie crust. A classic!

Provided by Elise Bauer

Categories     Dessert     Freezer-friendly     Make-ahead     Mint     Pie     St. Patrick's Day

Time 3h45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

30 Oreo cookies (60 halves), fillings discarded, cookies crushed fine
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup whole milk
24 large marshmallows
1/4 cup creme de menthe liqueur
2 tablespoons white creme de cacao
A drop or two of green food dye, optional
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Chocolate shavings to top, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven: Preheat oven to 425°F.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 357 kcal, Carbohydrate 47 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 163 mg, Sugar 29 g, Fat 16 g, ServingSize Serves 8, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

GRASSHOPPER PIE



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h40m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

32 chocolate sandwich cookies
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Two 7-ounce containers marshmallow creme
2/3 cup half-and-half
2 tablespoons creme de menthe liqueur, or more to taste
2 tablespoons creme de cacao liqueur
1 to 2 drops green food coloring, optional
1 cup heavy cream

Steps:

  • Throw the cookies and melted butter into a food processor and pulverize. (Or, if you have some aggression or energy to expend, you can crush them in a large resealable plastic bag using a rolling pin!) Set a small handful of crumbs aside to sprinkle over the finished pie. Pour the rest into a pie pan and press into the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Set aside.
  • Heat the marshmallow and half-and-half in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. As soon as it's all melted and combined, place the saucepan in a bowl of ice to cool down quickly. (Stirring occasionally will hasten this process.) Once cool, add the creme de menthe and creme de cacao. Taste and add more creme de menthe if needed. Add the green food coloring if using.
  • In a mixing bowl, beat the cream until stiff. Pour the cold marshmallow mixture into the whipped cream and fold together gently. Pour the filling into the chocolate crust. Sprinkle over the reserved cookie crumbs.
  • Freeze until very firm, about 2 hours. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes or so before you want to slice and serve.

GRASSHOPPER ICEBOX PIE



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Provided by Valerie Bertinelli

Categories     dessert

Time 5h20m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

One 9-ounce box chocolate wafer cookies, such as Famous Chocolate Wafers
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 3/4 cups (10 ounces) bittersweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon crème de menthe
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Chocolate syrup, for drizzling
Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

Steps:

  • Place the chocolate wafer cookies in a food processor along with the salt; process until the cookies are the texture of smooth sand. Transfer the cookie crumbs to a bowl and set aside.
  • Melt the chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler or in a microwave. Whisk in the coconut oil and 1 tablespoon of the crème de menthe until smooth.
  • Stir 2/3 cup of the chocolate mixture into the cookie crumbs until combined. Press the crumbs evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 10-inch pie dish. Use the bottom of a measuring cup to tightly pack the crumbs to form the crust. Freeze for 10 minutes to set the crust.
  • With a small offset spatula, spread the remaining chocolate mixture over the base of the crust and 1/2 inch up the sides. Freeze for another 10 minutes to set the chocolate.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip together the heavy cream, confectioners' sugar and the remaining 1/4 cup crème de menthe on high speed until stiff peaks form. Spoon the whipped filling onto the pie. Freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight to set completely. Remove from the freezer twenty minutes before serving.
  • When ready to serve, drizzle the pie with chocolate syrup and garnish with mint leaves.

GRASSHOPPER PIE



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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

1 1/2 cups finely crushed thin chocolate wafer cookies (24 cookies)
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup milk
32 large marshmallows (from 10-oz bag)
1/4 cup green or white crème de menthe
3 tablespoons white crème de cacao
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
Few drops green food color, if desired
2 tablespoons reserved crumbs
Grated semisweet baking chocolate, if desired

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

GRASSHOPPER



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The Grasshopper served at Dante, a New York City cocktail bar, is a fairly straightforward affair, calling on the crème de menthe, crème de cacao and cream demanded by the drink's classic formula. To this, Dante adds an extra dose of both mint and chocolate flavor. The mint comes in the form of Branca Menta, the minty cousin to the Italian amaro Fernet Branca. Meanwhile, a slight shower of shaved chocolate on the drink's surface crowns the cocktail. Be sure the crème de menthe brand you end up using is of the green variety, and not the clear. The color of the cocktail, said Linden Pride, an owner of Dante, is "part of its success story; it catches people's attention."

Provided by Robert Simonson

Categories     cocktails

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 ounces heavy cream
1 ounce crème de menthe, preferably Marie Brizard
1 ounce crème de cacao, preferably Giffard
1/4 ounce Branca Menta
Ice
Chocolate, for garnish

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients, except the chocolate, in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice. Shake until chilled, about 10 seconds, and strain into a chilled coupe.
  • Grate a light dusting of the chocolate over the surface of the drink.

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