Creme De Menthe Grasshopper Pie Food

GRASSHOPPER PIE

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.

GRASSHOPPER ICEBOX PIE

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

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.

CREME DE MENTHE GRASSHOPPER PIE

Steps:

• Crush cookies and set aside 1/4 cup of crumbs. Place remaining crumbs in a medium bowl and mix in melted butter. Press mixture firmly into bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, whip together marshmallow creme and creme de menthe until smooth. In a separate bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form, then fold into marshmallow mixture. Pour mixture into pan and sprinkle reserved cookie crumbs on top. Freeze at least 2 hours, until firm. Remove from freezer 20 minutes before serving to soften slightly.

GRASSHOPPER PIE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium bowl, mix together 2 cups of the crushed chocolate wafer cookies and melted butter. Set aside remaining cookie crumbs for garnish.
• Press the moistened cookie crumbs into a 9-inch pie pan. Refrigerate until firm.
• In a mixer, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and crème de menthe until well-mixed and creamy.
• Whip the cream to firm peaks with an electric mixer.
• Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese and creme de menthe mixture.
• Spoon the filling into the chilled crust.
• Chill at least 2 hours or until firm enough to slice.
• Garnish with remaining chocolate wafer cookie crumbs and fresh mint.

ICE CREAM GRASSHOPPER PIE

Steps:

• Beat together ice cream, sherbet, creme de menthe and cream de cacao.
• Fold in whip cream.
• Freeze mixture until it mounds when dropped and holds its shape.
• CRUST: Combine cookie crumbs and butter.
• Press over bottom and sides of a deep dish pie pan; Chill.
• Then spoon filling into pie shell and freeze 3 hours, or until completely frozen.

GRASSHOPPER PIE

Steps:

• Whisk together marshmallow creme and creme de menthe and stir until well blended. Mix in candy on low speed (save a piece if you like to use as garnish on top).
• Whip cream (no extra ingredients needed for heavy cream) and fold into marshmallow mixture.
• Pour into prepared crust (don't throw out that plastic covering the crust--use as an inverted lid for pie in freezer). Garnish with candies or sprigs of mint.
• Freeze 2 hours or until firm.
• Remove from freezer about 5 minutes before serving. If leaving out on table for awhile put a frozen ice pack under the pie to keep it cold as the whipping cream will wilt. It's so good it won't last long! This can be refrozen or you can slice how much you need and keep in freezer. Easy to do ahead of time for a great 'homemade' delicious frozen pie!

SIMPLE GRASSHOPPER PIE

Steps:

• Add creme de menthe gradually to marshmallow creme in large bowl, beating with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gently stir in whipped cream.
• Pour into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 to 6 hours or until chilled. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

GRASSHOPPER PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust:
• In a bowl stir together the wafer crumbs, the sugar, and the butter until the mixture is combined well, pat the mixture onto the bottom and up the side of a buttered 9-inch pie plate, and bake the crust in the middle of a preheated 450°F. oven for 5 minutes. Let the crust cool.
• Make the filling:
• In a metal bowl sprinkle the gelatin over 1/3 cup of the cream and let it soften for 5 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, the crème de menthe, the crème de cacao, and the egg yolks, set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, and cook the mixture, whisking constantly, until it registers 160°F. 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 crème de menthe mixture thoroughly.
• Pour the filling into the crust and chill the pie for 4 hours, or until is set. Sprinkle the pie with the grated chocolate.

GRASSHOPPER PIE

Steps:

• In food processor, whirl chocolate wafer cookies until in fine crumbs. With motor running, pour in butter; whirl until crumbs are moistened. Press evenly over bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake in centre of 350°F oven until firm, about 10 minutes. Let cool on rack.
• FILLING: Pour milk into large heatproof bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over milk; let soften for 5 minutes. Whisk in egg yolks, sugar and salt. Place over saucepan of simmering water and cook, stirring constantly, until gelatin and sugar are completely dissolved and mixture is smooth, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in mint and chocolate liqueurs.
• In bowl or roasting pan large enough to hold bowl of gelatin mixture, combine enough water and ice cubes to come halfway up side. Nestle bowl of gelatin mixture into ice cube mixture. Stir gelatin mixture often until cold and consistency of raw egg whites, about 10 minutes.
• Whip cream until stiff peaks form. Gently stir one-third into gelatin mixture; fold in remainder. Return to ice cube mixture and chill, without stirring, until filling mounds on spoon, about 10 minutes. Scrape over crust, smoothing top. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.)
• GARNISH: Whip cream until stiff peaks form; pipe or dollop attractively over pie. Garnish with chocolate shavings and sugared mint leaves.