Grasshopper Pie
Grasshopper Pie is a mint chocolate chip ice cream pie with a chocolate fudge brownie-like crust. You can use different flavors of ice cream. This recipe makes two pies.
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 package Pillsbury Plus dark chocolate cake mix (see note)
- 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup Pillsbury Supreme chocolate fudge frosting (see note)
- 1/4 cup oil
For the Filling:
- 2 containers mint chocolate chip ice cream, softened (48 ounces each, total of 12 cups)
For the Drizzle:
- remainder of the can of chocolate frosting
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 2 9-inch pie or metal cake pans.
Make the Crust:
- In a large bowl, beat all crust ingredients for 2 minutes on high. The batter will be kind of fluffy. Pour 1/2 of the batter into each pan. DO NOT SPREAD OUT.
- Bake 25-30 minutes. It will be very puffy and soft. The cake will fall when taken out of the oven. Use a spoon to flatten it down as much as possible while it's still warm. When flattening, the cake will be up the sides a little - this is ok because it's the "crust." Let cool completely.
Assemble the Pie:
- Fill cooled shell with softened ice cream.
- Melt remaining frosting from the can in the microwave and drizzle on top.
- Cover pans with press-and-seal or foil and freeze for at least 2 hours.
Notes
I'm not sure if they still make Pillsbury Plus, but she recommends using a dark chocolate cake mix (like Pillsbury Moist Supreme dark chocolate cake mix); using dark chocolate/fudge for the mix and frosting will make the crust fudgy and chewy.
This is best baked in a metal pan that you don't mind being scratched with a knife when you cut the slices. This pie is a bit of a pain to get out of the pan, and I wouldn't be comfortable making it in my coated non-stick pans. Another option is to make it in a springform pan. Alternatively, use disposable aluminum foil pie pans which can be thrown away after removing.
If you prefer, you can use light or even reduced sugar/sugar free mint chocolate chip ice cream to lighten it up. Any flavor of ice cream will work.
Source: my Aunt
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