Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Grasshopper Pie or See You Later Alligator Pie

Crust
1 1/4 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter

Mix and press into a pie plate, cake pan or spring form pan.  
Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.  
These amounts (filling and crust) are for a regular pie plate.

Filling

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup sugar
dash salt
1/2 cup cold water
 3 eggs, separated
1/4 cup creme de menthe
1/4 cup creme de cacao
1 cup whipping cream

Mix the gelatin, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, water and egg yolks.  Stir well til gelatin is dissolved and thickens slightly.  Remove from heat.  Stir in liqueurs.  Chill.  Beat egg whites stiff. Add remaining sugar and beat until very stiff, fold in gelatin and whipped cream.  Turn into shell.  Chill 2 hrs in freezer or overnight in fridge.