Grasshopper Pie Recipe

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Grasshopper Pie is a retro dessert that many adults remember from their childhood. Traditionally made cake recipes mint grasshopper with marshmallows and mint cream in a chocolate cookie crust. This grasshopper pie recipe has all the flavors, but instead of mint cream, this recipe with peppermint extract. Feel free to use the mint cream. Simply substitute 1/4 cup cream mint for peppermint extract and green food coloring.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

5 minutes Cooking time

Total time: 20 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:

• 24 chocolate sandwich cookies divided,
• 3 c. melted butter
• 3 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/8 c. Peppermint extract
• 4-5 drops of green food coloring
• Frozen whipped cream thawed 1 cup

Preparation:

1. 16 Place chocolate snacks in a food processor with a metal blade. Pulse until crumbs form.


2. Pour the crumbs into a hill in the middle of a circular plate of 9 inches. Drizzle the melted butter mix and mix well over the crumbs with a fork. Use your fingers, the bottom of a glass or the bottom of a flat measuring cup to help the crumbs in a circular plate to form a crust. Freeze the crust for 10 minutes.


3. Meanwhile, place marshmallows and milk in a saucepan 3 liters (compare prices) and heat over low heat until marshmallows are melted. Remove from heat and add the peppermint extract and food coloring. Fold in whipped cream, thawed.


4. Take six other sandwiches and chocolate broken into small pieces. Stir in chopped cookies into the marshmallow mixture with mint.


5. Pour the pie filling into the crust grasshopper cookie crumbs. Break the remaining two biscuits in half and decorate the cake with these parts grasshopper. Freeze cake 20 minutes.

Transferred Serve cake cold or locust, to the refrigerator until ready to serve.