Brookside Country Club Grasshopper Pie
- 1 13 cups fine Oreo cookie crumbs
- 14 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 14 ounce unflavored gelatin
- 14 cup sugar
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 12 cup cold water
- 3 large egg yolks, slightly beaten, reserve whites
- 14 cup creme de menthe
- 14 cup Creme de Cacao
- 3 egg whites
- 14 cup sugar
- whipped cream, for topping
- chocolate curls
- Thoroughly blend crumbs and butter.
- Press firmly with back of spoon and sides of 9" pie pan.
- Bake at 375* for 8 minutes.
- allow to cool before filling.
- In small mixing bowl, whip cream.set aside.
- In small bowl, combine gelatin, sugar and salt.
- add cold water and egg yolks and blend thoroughly.
- Place mixture in top of double boiler.
- bring water to boil and cook mixture, stirring constantly until gelatin dissolved and mixture thickens slightly.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in creme de menthe and creme de cacao.
- Chill thoroughly.
- Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
- Gradually add sugar and continue beating until very stiff.
- Fold in gelatin mixture.
- fold in whipped cream.
- Pour into chocolate crumb crust.
- Garnish with additional whipped cream and chocolate curls.
- **Chocolate curls can be made from a block of unsweetened chocolate by making long thin strokes with a vegetable peeler.
cookie crumbs, butter, whipping cream, unflavored gelatin, sugar, salt, cold water, egg yolks, creme, cacao, egg whites, sugar, whipped cream, chocolate curls
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/brookside-country-club-grasshopper-pie-129382 (may not work)