Retro White-Chocolate Grasshopper Pie
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
- 30 chocolate wafers (enough to make 1 1/2 cups crumbs)
- 2 12 ounces white chocolate
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 12 teaspoons unflavored gelatin (1 envelope)
- 14 cup milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 12 cup creme de menthe
- 12 teaspoon peppermint extract (optionally adds extra mintiness)
- Make the crust.
- Coat a 9-inch pie pan with 2 tsp of the butter.
- In a food processor, chop the chocolate wafers into fine crumbs.
- Transfer to a small bowl and mix in the rest of the melted butter.
- Pat the mixture over the bottom and sides of the pan.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350F Bake the crust for 8 to 10 minutes, until set and dry.
- Set aside to cool.
- Make the filling.
- Finely chop the chocolate and put it in a medium bowl.
- In a small saucepan, over medium heat, bring 1/2 cup of the cream to a simmer.
- Pour it over the chocolate and stir with a whisk until smooth and blended.
- Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of cream and refrigerate for 30 minutes, until completely chilled.
- In a small bowl, soften the gelatin by stirring it into the milk.
- Combine the yolks, eggs, and sugar in a medium bowl and place over slowly boiling water.
- Whisk until very hot but not scrambled.
- Remove from the heat and continue to whisk until the mixture is thick and double its size, about 2 minutes.
- Whisk in the creme de menthe.
- Set the bowl of gelatin over simmering water until it has dissolved, about 1 minute, then whisk it into the egg mixture.
- Set aside to cool.
- Whip the white chocolate until just thickened, then fold it into the eggs.
- Scrape the filling into the pie crust and refrigerate overnight (or at least 2 hours).
- Garnish with something dark chocolate, curls, sprinkles, etc.
unsalted butter, chocolate wafers, white chocolate, heavy cream, unflavored gelatin, milk, egg yolks, eggs, sugar, creme, peppermint
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/retro-white-chocolate-grasshopper-pie-147015 (may not work)