Grasshopper Pie
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 409.9
- Total Fat: 28.7 g
- Cholesterol: 148.6 mg
- Sodium: 280.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 33.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
- Protein: 4.5 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Grasshopper Pie calories by ingredient
Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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Pie
30 chocolate wafer cookies (three-quarters 200 g pkg)
⅓ cup butter, melted
Filling
¾ cup milk
1 pkg unflavoured gelatin
4 egg yolks
½ cup granulated sugar
pinch salt
3 tbsp crème de menthe
3 tbsp crème de cacao
1 cup whipping cream
Garnish
½ cup whipping cream
Chocolate shavings
Sugared mint leaves
Directions
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.)
5. GARNISH: Whip cream until stiff peaks form; pipe or dollop attractively over pie. Garnish with chocolate shavings and sugared mint leaves.
Chocolate Shavings and sugared mint leaves are not included in nutritional calculation.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SEXCLADIE3.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.)
5. GARNISH: Whip cream until stiff peaks form; pipe or dollop attractively over pie. Garnish with chocolate shavings and sugared mint leaves.
Chocolate Shavings and sugared mint leaves are not included in nutritional calculation.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SEXCLADIE3.