Grasshopper Pie Recipe

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This pie has become a Christmas classic in our family. Although now, I make it throughout the year! —Melissa Sokasits, Warrenville, Illinois

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Grasshopper Pie Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups cold milk
  • 1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 2-3/4 cups whipped topping, divided
  • 1 package (4.67 ounces) mint Andes candies, chopped, divided
  • 1 chocolate crumb crust (9 inches)
  • 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
  • 2 drops green food coloring, optional

Directions

  • In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in 3/4 cup whipped topping. Fold in 3/4 cup candies. Spoon into crust.
  • In another bowl, combine extract and remaining whipped topping; add food coloring if desired. Spread over pudding layer; sprinkle with remaining candies. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Yield: 8 servings.

Originally published as Grasshopper Pie in Simple & Delicious November/December 2007, p61

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Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2013 by BakerAtHome

I have made this Pie every Thanksgiving for the last 2 years and it is always one of the first to be eaten.

Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2012 by Favablues

This pie is great. All of us love it!!

Thank you for sharing it.

Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2012 by aleanak

very easy to make a great dessert for St. Patricks Day. We used 1 small box of instant choc pudding and made according to the directions on the package. Crushed the candies pretty finely. The green food coloring was added for st. pat's day. everyone liked it. Didn't have any problems with the pie setting.

Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2012 by pixie9999

So good and so easy!

Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2012 by sfprincess

I read the review of the original poster of this recipe and attempted to make it with chocolate mousse. I took the advice of other people and followed the package directions of the mousse. Then I used Lite Whipping Topping no-name brand. Basically, in the refrigerator, the whipped topping melted and I needed to put the whole thing in the freezer. It tasted more like an ice cream pie by the end of it. Fortunately, my family did like it and we're all fans of mint. It wasn't very appetizing looking through with all of the melting, so I won't likely make it again. My tip? Freeze instead of refrigerate. (Also, I feel bad that the original poster's recipe wasn't used at ToH's discretion).

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2012 by geeIamabusy1

My husband loves this pie! As a matter of fact, he requested this for his birthday instead of cake!  I used Chocolate Fudge to give it a richer, dark color. This is very rich, so it will serve 8 people easily.

Reviewed on Jan. 02, 2012 by MaryTherese

This pie was very rich and creamy and a big hit with the family. Next time, though, I would use fewer candies. The mint flavor was pretty overwhelming masking the chocolate.

Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2011 by NatalieRN

This is delicious! (Especially those who love chocolate mint!). I used one 3.2 oz instant chocolate mousse pudding (Jello brand) with the same amount of milk the recipe calls for. The consistency and amount of pudding was perfect!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2011 by sstetzel

JBOhio

The recipe calls for a 3.9 oz pkg of instant pudding (that is 3 small pkgs) and 1 1/2 c milk. All I got was a thick glob of chocolate. Should I have used 1 1/2 cups of milk for each package of pudding?

Jello brand pudding (at least used to) come in a 3.9 oz box, which was the standard size box.  A quick look through my pantry and I found Royal brand at 1.7oz and a different Jello brand flavor at 2.2 oz.  Unfortunately I think as companies downsize their packaging we'll be encountering this more often.

This recipe calls for one pies worth of pudding, the directions on the box used to say for thicker pudding use 1½ cups of milk.  I would look at the box of pudding you buy and follow the directions for pie filling - if you need two boxes to get a good filling - use two, just follow the box directions for the pudding part (does that make sense?), then just add in the whipped topping and candies as directed in the recipe.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2011 by JBOhio

The recipe calls for a 3.9 oz pkg of instant pudding (that is 3 small pkgs) and 1 1/2 c milk. All I got was a thick glob of chocolate. Should I have used 1 1/2 cups of milk for each package of pudding?

 
 

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