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Grasshopper Pie recipe at FreshFoodinaFlash.com
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Grasshopper Pie

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Chill4 hours
Total Time4 hours 35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 450kcal

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 1/2 cups fine chocolate wafer crumbs about 30 wafers
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter melted (1/2 stick)

Filling

  • 1 1/2 tsp unflavored gelatin
  • 1 1/3 cups heavy cream chilled
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup Creme de Menthe
  • 1/4 cup Creme de Cacao
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 1 chunk good quality bittersweet chocolate

Instructions

  • Make the crust:  In a bowl, stir together the cookie crumbs, the sugar and the butter until the mixture is combined well, pat the mixture onto the bottom and up the side of a 9-inch pie plate. Use another pie plate to press the crumbs into place and remove to bake.  Bake the crust in the middle of a preheated 450° oven for 5 minutes.  Let the crust cool.
  • Make the filling:  In a double boiler pan or a metal bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over 1/3 cup of the cream and let it soften for 5 minutes.  Whisk in the sugar, creme de menthe, creme de cacao and egg yolks.  Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and cook the mixture, whisking constantly until it thickens or registers 160° on a candy thermometer.  Transfer the bowl to a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stir the mixture until it is cooled and thickened.
  • In another bowl, beat the remaining 1 cup cream until it holds stiff peaks and fold it into the creme de menthe mixture thoroughly.
  • Pour the filling into the crust and chill the pie for 4 hours or until it is set.  Sprinkle the chocolate shavings over the pie.
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Nutrition

Calories: 450kcal