Grasshopper Pie

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

This American retro dessert was inspired by the popular 1950's chocolate-mint cocktail, and it was a favorite of Southern hostesses in the 1950s and 1960s. Originally, grasshopper pie always had a crust of either cookies or graham cracker crumbs, but today it is most often made with a base of Oreos, desiccated coconut, and butter, while the gelatine-set cream filling mainly consists of heavy cream flavored with crème de menthe —a sweet, mint-flavored liqueur—and melted marshmallows. The pie is traditionally served well chilled, topped with dollops of whipped cream, and decorated with dark chocolate shavings.