This grasshopper pie recipe is a mint-chocolate cream pie in a chocolate crumb crust. It is not a grasshopper cocktail or a chocolate cream pie without mint.
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Grasshopper Pie
- Total Time: 4 hours
- Yield: 8 slices 1x
Description
Grasshopper Pie. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 chocolate sandwich cookies
- 5 tablespoons melted butter
- 8 ounces (226g) cream cheese
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup (60ml) creme de menthe
- 2 tablespoons creme de cacao
- 1 cup (240ml) cold heavy cream
Instructions
- Crush the cookies and stir in the butter. Press into a pie plate and chill.
- Beat cream cheese smooth. Beat in condensed milk and both liqueurs.
- Whip the cream to stiff peaks, fold it in, fill the crust, and freeze at least 4 hours.
Notes
Freeze it. The fridge leaves it too soft to slice.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Mint
The liqueur is the mint. A drop of extract can stand in if you skip the alcohol, and then you add 2 tablespoons of milk.
Crust
Chocolate cookies, not graham crackers.
Cream
Whipped and folded, so the pie stays light.
Slice
A hot knife.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
No alcohol
Use 1/4 cup milk and 1 teaspoon peppermint extract.
Storage
Freezer, 1 week, covered.
Color
A drop of green color is optional.
Cookies
Sandwich cookies with the filling still in them.