Pie Number 16 - Frozen Creme De Menthe Pie

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Pie #16 - Frozen Creme De Menthe Pie 

    Also known as Grasshopper Pie, this recipe comes from Coffee Treats: A Collection Of Favorite Recipes For Luscious Treats To Serve With Coffee And Tea - Breads, Cookies, Cakes and Desserts. There is no date on this book which was created by the West Suburban Hospital Auxiliary of Oak Park, Illinois. Guessing at a date for this, I'd guess it was published in the late 1950s or through the mid 1960s. Thora Hegstad Campbell is named as cookbook author and a board member of the auxiliary. Cover design and sketches were created by Florence Muir Hemphill, a SYMBIE artist and an auxiliary member. It's a "collection of extra-good recipes" which were contributed by auxiliary members.  I couldn't find plain chocolate sandwich cookies, so I substituted chocolate graham crackers. I also had a lot of graham cracker crumb crust, so I put the pie in a 9 inch pie pan, not the 8 inch pan the recipe called for and I still had a lot of crumbs. It worked out though, because I sprinkled some on my piece of pie when I had dessert. Although the filling would be a bit thicker if I'd had it in the smaller pan, I still really liked this pie. It was nice and refreshing and I would make this again for sure! Try it yourself! My notes/modification(s) in italics. 

*Contains alcohol

Ingredients:

14 chocolate wafer cookies, crushed (Substitute chocolate graham crackers or a store bought crust if you like)

3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

24 large marshmallows cut up, or 2 cups mini marshmallows

3/4 cup milk

3 tablespoons (1 1/2 oz) creme de menthe

3 tablespoons (1 1/2 oz) creme de cocoa

1 envelope whipped topping mix (make according to directions) or  1 cup of your favorite whipped topping (In a pinch you can also use a cup of canned whipped topping)

Directions:

Combine cookie/graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Press firmly into the bottom and sides of an 8 or 9 inch pie pan. Place crust in the refrigerator and let it chill while making the filling. On low heat, place marshmallows and milk. Heat and stir until the marshmallows are melted. Stir in liqueurs, remove from heat and cool.  Thoroughly combine the whipped cream/topping with the chilled marshmallow mixture. Remove chilled pie shell from the refrigerator and pour filling into the crust. Lightly cover pie pan and freeze. Serve this frozen with a dollop of whipped cream on top and sprinkled with extra cookie/graham cracker crumbs. Serves 8. 

Creme De Menthe Pie

    

Creme De Menth Pie
So refreshing!