Grasshopper Pie by MrsM

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Grasshopper Pie
Submitted by MrsM on July 14, 2004 at 5:24 pm

Description
Grasshopper Pie

Summary
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Instructions
Chocolate Crumb Crust

1 1/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9" pie plate. Mix the cookie crumbs and sugar together and blend well. Pour the melted butter into the mixture and combine with a fork.

Dump crumbs into pie plate. Press to evenly distribute on bottom and sides. Put a piece of plastic wrap over the crumbs and press firmly in the pie pan.

Bake for 10-12 minutes until you start to smell the chocolate. Cool completely before filling.

Grasshopper Filling

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup cold water
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup chilled vanilla pudding (can make the day before)
1/4 cup green creme de menthe
1/4 cup white creme de cacao

Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in a small saucepan to soften. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Beat cream until stiff. Blend in pudding and liqueurs. Fold in gelatin. Pour into pie shell and chill at least 4 hours. At serving time, garnaish with more crumbs or chocolate curls.

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