Brookside Country Club Grasshopper Pie Recipe
this recipe was given to me from a woman at a B&B in Ohio...it came from Brookside Gold and Country Club's traditional house recipe..it is slightly different than others listed here...and it is awesome..definitely use chocolate curls on top to garnish...
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Calories: 231.8kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups fine Oreo cookie crumbs
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 ounce unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 3 large egg yolks, slightly beaten, reserve whites
- 1/4 cup creme de menthe
- 1/4 cup Creme de Cacao
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 cup sugar
- whipped cream, for topping
- chocolate curls
Instructions
- Thoroughly blend crumbs and butter.
- Press firmly with back of spoon and sides of 9" pie pan.
- Bake at 375* for 8 minutes. allow to cool before filling.
- In small mixing bowl, whip cream.set aside.
- In small bowl, combine gelatin, sugar and salt.
- add cold water and egg yolks and blend thoroughly.
- Place mixture in top of double boiler.
- bring water to boil and cook mixture, stirring constantly until gelatin dissolved and mixture thickens slightly.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in creme de menthe and creme de cacao. Chill thoroughly.
- Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
- Gradually add sugar and continue beating until very stiff.
- Fold in gelatin mixture.
- fold in whipped cream.
- Pour into chocolate crumb crust.
- Garnish with additional whipped cream and chocolate curls.
- **Chocolate curls can be made from a block of unsweetened chocolate by making long thin strokes with a vegetable peeler.
Your Own Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 69g | Calories: 231.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14.8g | Saturated Fat: 8.9g | Cholesterol: 107.7mg | Sodium: 92.2mg | Sugar: 15.2g