This is like those chocolate minty cookies sold by neighborhood girls in the Spring...only more creamy and "adult." A decadent indulgence. (I challenge you to find one ingredient in here with any redeeming nutritional value. But what the heck.)
St. Patrick's Day Pie (a.k.a. Grasshopper Pie)
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 lb of Oreo cookies, filling scrapped out
- 4 T. butter, melted
Filling:
- 3/4 c. creme de menthe
- 1/4 c. creme de cocoa (clear)
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. light corn syrup
- 1 T. vanilla
- 1 qt. heavy whipping cream
Directions
- Pulse the cookies in a food processor until small, uniform crumbs form.
- Drizzle in the melted butter and pulse a few times until mixed.
- Pack crumb mixture evenly into the bottom of a springform pan or large pie pan, saving out 1-2 T. of crumbs to sprinkle on the top later.
- In a bowl, combine creme de menth, creme de cacao, sugar, syrup and vanilla. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
- In a separate bowl, beat the heavy cream into soft peaks.
- Gently fold the green mixture into the cream until blended.
- Pour filling into crust and freeze for at least 2 hours.
- Remove springform pan sides and sprinkle with remaining crumbs before serving.
- Store remaining pie, covered, in freezer.
