Ibby's Grasshopper Pie recipe

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Ingredients

16 chocolate wafer cookies, crushed
4 tablespoons butter, melted
¾ cup milk, warmed
24 large marshmallows
¼ cup creme de menthe liqueur
2 tablespoons white creme de cacao
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
1 cup whipped cream for garnish

Nutrition Info

322.6 calories
carbohydrate: 33.8 g
cholesterol: 54.4 mg
fat: 18.1 g
fiber: 0.4 g
protein: 2.6 g
saturatedFat: 10.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 148.4 mg
sugar: 19 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix chocolate cookie crumbs and melted butter. Pat into the bottom and sides of 9- or 10-inch pie dish. Refrigerate at least one hour.

  2. In a saucepan, melt marshmallows in milk over medium heat. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Add the creme de menthe and creme de cacao and mix well. Fold in the whipped cream. Pour the filling into the chilled pie shell and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.

  3. Slice the pie and add an additional dollop of whipped cream for serving, if desired.

Recipe Yield

1 9-inch pie

Recipe Note

This is the classic grasshopper pie of all time. My kids still clamor for this one at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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