Grasshopper pie

Grasshopper pie
Type	Pie
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	United States

Grasshopper pie is a no-bake mint-flavored mousse pie with a chocolate crumb crust. Typically light green in color, it is associated with spring, and especially with Easter celebrations in the United States.^[1] The pie takes its name from the Grasshopper cocktail.^[2]

Preparation

Grasshopper pie filling is made by folding

creme de cacao, which give the mousse its characteristic green coloring.^[5]

The crust is a chocolate cookie crumb crust, variations of which can be made with crumbled

crisped rice cereal, then pressing the mixture into a pie dish and allowing it to set in the refrigerator.^[6]

Variations

Grasshopper pie can also be made as an ice cream pie.

Blonde grasshopper pie is made with crushed pineapple and white creme de menthe and creme de cacao, and so is called "blonde" because it lacks the artificial green coloring of the original version.

References

^ "Bring back springtime memories with desserts". The Montana Standard. April 7, 1993.
^ "Grasshoppers Leap Onto Pie Scene". The Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia). March 27, 1960.
^ "Grasshopper Pie". Taste of Home.
^ "Grasshopper pie is popular". The Charlotte News. February 1, 1974.
^ "A Tint of Mint". The Los Angeles Times. March 2, 1969.
^ "As green as grass". The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, Kentucky). March 12, 1980.

[1] "Bring back springtime memories with desserts". The Montana Standard. April 7, 1993.

[2] "Grasshoppers Leap Onto Pie Scene". The Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia). March 27, 1960.

[3] "Grasshopper Pie". Taste of Home.

[4] "Grasshopper pie is popular". The Charlotte News. February 1, 1974.

[5] "A Tint of Mint". The Los Angeles Times. March 2, 1969.

[6] "As green as grass". The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, Kentucky). March 12, 1980.

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