Yummy! Do you think it would be okay to use the prepared Oreo cookie crusts?

Oh so retro!

I have a super easy recipe for Grasshopper Pie. It is great if you dont have the time to actaully make the whole thing.

1 store bought Oreo crust
1 package chocolate oudding
1 tub whipped cream

Make pudding as directed on box, pour in Oreo crust. Let that cool so it does not melt the whipped cream. Mix green food coloring and mint extract OR creme de menthe into the whipped cream. Spread on top of pudding. It is recommended to let the pie set for a couple of hours, but you can serve whenever.

It is a great summer dessert. and super simple to put together.

Thanks for all the great recipes!
andrea

I've been making this pie for 20 years or so, and it is always a hit. (And yes, I often use the prepared Oreo crust.)

Is this anything like alligator pie? i will never forget my first day of kindergarten, when my teacher sang a song about (and brought in) an alligator pie. It looks like the one above, and it took me a few minutes to realize there were no alligators in it! :-)

This sounds absolutely delicious. Being a sweet tooth myself, it's good to hear that your grandmother lived to such a ripe ole age.

Damn, that looks good. Now if only I can have someone to bake this for me.... I would be really happy.

i love grasshopper pie and made a really delicious and slightly different version for a friend's wedding shower. your version looks delicious! if you add a touch of blue food colouring to the green, you get an even prettier minty colour.

Oh, this was always one of my favorites growing up. My mother didn't like to make cakes, so we always got pie for our birthday... grasshopper for me, cherry for her and pecan for my brother.

This looks like a great recipe, Elise, but I don't see at which step you add the grasshoppers?

Isn't this a Oaxacan recipe?

Hmmm never seen that before here, I'm from malaysia.. so basically I'm here to see how thing fill empty stomachs in the west, thought it was mint flavored for a moment there with that minty green color :P

Sounds good to me. I'll try anything with oreo cookies in it.

RE: Alligator pie...I've seen gummy alligators at local supermarkets...add one or two of these as pie sets...I'm not sure if I've seen gummy grasshoppers though...leave out booze for kids and add mint flavoring...

thank you so much for this elise, i plan to make this for mum before she leaves for home. she loves mint and will enjoy this :)

Thanks for the recipe! I am especially excited to make this since I am allergic to eggs, which excludes me from a lot of yummy cream pies. Do you think I can substitute the Creme de mente for something else, like a coconut liqueur?

Hi there!

I was wondering if it would be good to also add dark chocolate chips to the pie.

I might try that! Mint, oreos and dark chocolate chips are among my favorite food items.

I am so pleasantly surprised to see this recipe on your website, definitely heart-warming! Unfortunately, due to the distance between California and Maryland and my family never traveling, I have only a few fond memories of Grandma Mae and her visits to Maryland but I distinctly remember her grasshopper pie and how much I loved it (I was teased about it from Pop Pop and Vera for years). I can not wait to try this recipe and I only hope I make it half as good as I remember it tasting! Do you have any more of Grandma Mae’s recipes you would be willing to share with me?

I just made this pie today. The only variations were using plain Creme De Cacao since I did not have the white variant. The pie is in the freezer, and almost ready.
I have a tip for anyone who makes this: Be careful when melting the marshmallows, as they will foam up very quickly. When this happens, just keep stirring to keep the level down.
And also: if you use green Creme De Menthe, green food coloring probably won't be necessary. The liquor I used was so green it stained the countertop when a drop fell on it.

I think I'll use Golden Oreos and add cocoa powder to the melted marshmallows next time.

My mother, who passed away 7 years ago faithfully made "Grasshopper Pie" every year for St.Patricks Day. Thanks to your easy recipe I can now continue on this tastey tradition for my own kids. It must be the "Luck of the Irish" that lead me to this site.

Well, that is one green pie! I've heard of Grasshopper Pie, but never knew what was in it. And you're right -- I immediately thought of Girl Scout Cookies....

While it sounds delicious, I'll buy one from the deli down the street : )

That's what I get for not reading your blog every day. This would've been perfect for St. Urho's Day (March 16). "The legend says St. Urho chased the grasshoppers out of ancient Finland, thus saving the grape crop and the jobs of Finnish vineyard workers."

The pie is named after the Grasshopper cocktail.

The first alcoholic drink I ever had was a grasshopper. This looks lovely. Absolutely delish... craving this moment.

Hi Elise

Thanks for posting yet another yummy looking recipe. I have a question. Have you ever made crumb crust in lined muffin pans? Making indivdual servings of the large pie instead.
I have a cheesecake recipe that calls for using 1 whole vanilla wafer put in the bottom of each of the holes in the lined muffin pan.

Linda

Elise, you rock! This is such a super simple pie to make...I made it for Saturday night dinner and wow, it was great. I did end up sprinkling about a half-cup of mini choc chips over the top as it set, and that just intensifed the choc/mint contrast.

I can totally see how you might use this marshmallow base as a jumping off point for other pies...I'll have to experiment! one that is coming to mind would maybe be a cherry/ameretto pie, flavored with ameretto and sweet bing cherries. might have to play with it tho...

Hey everyone, i've got a joke for you, no doubt many of you will have heard it before, but i can't resist, it's my favorite joke :)

A grasshopper walks into a bar. The bartender looks up and says "Hey! You're a grasshopper! We have a drink named after you!".

And the grasshopper says "What, Kevin?".

Awww. My mom used to make this for guests in the 70s. We were little then and waited expectantly for the grown up desert with the *gasp* LIQUOR in it. Lol. Thanks for the recipe.

I have a similar recipe that I used often with great success more than 30 years ago. Recently, the pie has been a failure repeatedly, because an intensely liquor-flavored layer forms from a separation of the marshmallow/whipped cream/liquor mixture. I'd thought that perhaps the formulation of marshmallows had changed since 30 years ago, but your recipe reassures me that it's not the marshmallows that are the problem. Therefore, it must be something that I'm doing wrong. What can it be?

I too like Sharon, Aug. 14, 2007 have made this recipe for many years with no problem. The last four times it has been separating when I add the liquor to the marshmallow mixture. Folding in the whipped cream still does not help. This last time I had to add some gelatin to firm up the liquor layer. What am I doing wrong?

My father made this pie in the 1960's. He would only let me eat one slice. I begged for 2 slices - and the richness of the pie 'removed' it for me. Grasshopper pie brings up great memories, in spite of the 2 slice problem.

I make this all the time and have no problem with separation. Not sure why it would do that, but I use cold utensils (place bowl, mixers in freezer while cooking marshmellows), then add liquor to marshmellows, use cold stuff for the whipping cream (make sutre its whipped enough), and then mix it all together and dump into pie crust. Never fails me!

A friend of mine thought the separation could happen because of using fat free milk instead of whole milk. Will try that next time & cold utensils.

I had to comment on this recipe because my mother and I were just discussing how we should make Grasshopper pie. This recipe is almost identical to my grandmother's recipe, and it makes a wonderful dessert. Your father has done a great job of piecing together your grandmother's old recipe!