My Mom’s Grasshopper Pie

My Mom’s Grasshopper Pie

My mom made Grasshopper Pie and I loved eating it.  My folks were teetotalers, so bottles of liqueurs and wine, that had been given to them as gifts over the years, were still sitting on the upper shelf in the pantry of our family home when I cleared it out after they had both passed away. There were two bottles that she did use–creme de cacao and creme de mint– in the filling for this pie. 

Grasshopper Pie is really easy to make. I love the chocolate cookie crumb crusts. It can be made with the chocolate wafers, that my mom used, or for an even sweeter version, buzz up Oreo sandwich cookies–using both the cookies and the filling–in the food processor.  The light green minty fresh filling reminds me of spring grass just coming up now. St Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, too and it might be fun to to celebrate with this very retro pie.

Grasshopper Pie (Photo by Andrew Scrivani from Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Crusts, Fillings, and Life)

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My Mom's Grasshopper Pie

This very retro pie from the 1950’s requires no rolling or baking. My mom made it for us on special occasions and I still love its mint green color and flavor. To garnish, save some chocolate cookie crumbs to sprinkle on top and add a mint sprig from the garden.

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1 recipe Chocolate Cookie Crumb Crust
• 24 regular size marshmallows
• 2/3 cups 161 ml half and half
• 2 tablespoons 30 ml creme de cacao
• 2 tablespoons 30 ml creme de menthe
• 1/2 pint 232 ml 1 cup whipping cream
• 4 tablespoons 60 ml whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon finely ground chocolate cookie crumbs
• 2 mint sprigs

Instructions

Procedure

• Melt the marshmallows in the half and half in a double boiler. Remove from heat and let cool.
• When nearly cool fold in the creme de cacao and creme de menthe.
• Whip the cream and mix into the filling mixture.
• Pour the filling into the chilled crust.
• Place pie in refrigerator and let set for atleast one hour.
• Before serving, whip 4 (60 ml) tablespoon of whipping cream, and spread over the top of the pie.
• Sprinkle the cookie crumbs evenly over the top of the whipped cream. Add a mint sprig or two for garnish.

Notes

Prep time: 30 minutes Serves: 8 This filling is for one 9” shallow pie plate.