HOMEMADE GRASSHOPPER PIE RECIPEMy homemade grasshopper pie recipe produces such a refreshing and beautiful pie. Your family and friends will beg you for this recipe after tasting it on a hot summer day (or any day for that matter). Let's make this refreshing dessert. More homemade pie recipes at the end of the page...
2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 TBS heavy whipping cream 2 tsp shortening 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped Filling 35 large marshmallows 1/4 cup milk 1/4 tsp salt 2 TBS green Creme de Menthe 3 TBS clear Creme de Cacao 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream chocolate curls, garnish (optional) Line a 9 inch pie plate with foil; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, cream and shortening; cook over low heat until chips are melted. Stir in walnuts. Pour into prepared pie plate; spread evenly over bottom and sides of plate. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until set. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the marshmallows, milk and salt; cook over low heat until marshmallows are melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in Creme de Menthe and Creme de Cacao. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until slightly thickened. Carefully remove foil from chocolate crust and return crust to pie plate. Fold whipped cream into filling; pour into crust. Refrigerate overnight. Garnish with chocolate curls if desired. I have more than just a grasshopper pie recipe, check out another favorite below.
GRASSHOPPER CHEESECAKE PREHEAT oven to 325 degrees. Prepare a water bath. FILLING: Put the cream cheese in a mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Add 3/4 cup of the sugar and mix well. Stir in the Creme de Menthe, Creme de Cacao, flour and salt; beating until mixture is well blended. Add the egg yolks and sour cream, and beat until the batter is smooth and blended. In a different bowl, combine the egg whites and 1/4 cup remaining sugar and beat until the whites stand in soft peaks. Fold the beaten whites into the cream-cheese mixture. Pour the batter into the crust and bake for about 1 hour, or until the cake has puffed and trembles just slightly when shaken. A toothpick inserted in the cake should come out almost clean, with just a trace of batter or moist crumbs on it. Don't over-bake; it will settle and firm somewhat as it cools. Don't worry if the cake cracks as it bakes. Remove and cool. Melt the chocolate chips if you are using them in the microwave. Allow to cool. After it's cooled a bit, beat the heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add the the sugar and Creme de Menthe. Mix well and cover the top of the cheesecake completely. Sprinkle chopped Andes mints over the whipped cream and then drizzle melted chocolate over all. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving. |
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There are many way to prepare these strawberries, but I am going to give you my easy methods. When you are melting the chocolate over a double boiler, don't let the water touch the bottom of your upper pan. Heat until only 1/2 of the chocolate is melted, then remove from heat and stir gently until it is all melted.
The chocolate should actually be cool or tepid to the touch. If it's hot, chances are it will seize up and thicken. If it does that, no amount of heating or stirring will fix it.
If you don't have a double-boiler, use a saucepan - bring the water to a boil, and then use a stainless steel bowl to rest in the saucepan to melt the chocolate.
SECRET #2
Strawberries are grown with many pesticides, so rinse the strawberries first with a veggie wash, and let them drain on paper towels until they were thoroughly dry so the chocolate would adhere properly. Any moisture would have interfered with the chocolate adhering.
SECRET #3
Spike the strawberries! Fill a syringe with a sweet white dessert wine, and slowly inject the wine into the strawberries from near the stem (after you've done the dipping in chocolate.) You want to inject enough wine to saturate the berries, but watch not to add too much otherwise they end up becoming runny. These are always a hit when I bring them to dinner parties.
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Pierce the strawberries on the stem side with a toothpick. Holding the strawberry by the toothpick, dip into the chocolate mixture. Turn the strawberries upside down and insert the toothpick into Styrofoam for the chocolate to cool.
PERFECT Chocolate Covered Strawberries Recipes
A delicious twist on my favorite red velvet cake recipe. Yum.
HOMEMADE RED VELVET CHEESECAKE RECIPE
Ingredients
CRUST:
1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 TBS white sugar
shaved chocolate bar
CHEESECAKE:
3 (8oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups white sugar
4 eggs, beaten
3 TBS cocoa, unsweetened
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk*
1 TBS pure vanilla extract
1 tsp white vinegar
2 (1oz) bottles of red food coloring
TOPPING:
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
shaved chocolate bar, for garnish
Directions
PREHEAT oven to 325 degrees. The cake is baked with a water bath to prevent cracking. Wrap a large pan with foil (big enough for the spring form pan to fit in).
Mix the graham crackers and sugar together and add the melted butter. Mix with a fork and press into a 9 inch spring form pan. Sprinkle the bottom of the crust with chocolate shavings from a candy bar.
Beat 3 packages of cream cheese with 1-1/2 cups white sugar until fluffy. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into the prepared spring form pan and place in the center of the foil covered pan. Fill with water.
Bake for 10 minutes and lower oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake for 70-80 minutes. The cheesecake is done when the center is firm. Cool completely on a wire rack.
TOPPING:
Beat the cream cheese with the butter until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and mix until smooth and creamy. Spread evenly over the top of the cooled cheesecake. Garnish with the shaved chocolate bar.
*Buttermilk:
Place 1-1/2 tsp vinegar or lemon juice in 1/2 measuring cup and fill remainder with milk. Wait 15 minutes, stir, and it's ready for this recipe.