Grasshopper Pie

Ingredients

• 1 pre-baked 9-inch graham cracker crust
• 24 large marshmallows
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 3 tbsp green crème de menthe
• 2 tbsp white crème de cacao
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, whipped

Method

1. Melt the marshmallows with the milk in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth, then remove from heat.
2. Stir in the crème de menthe and crème de cacao, then cool to room temperature.
3. Fold in the whipped cream.
4. Pour the filling into the crust and smooth the top.
5. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, or until fully set, before slicing.

The Tale of Grasshopper Pie

Story updated September 19, 2026

Grasshopper pie takes its name and flavor from the grasshopper cocktail, made of crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and cream. Its origin is disputed: New Orleans's Tujague's restaurant claims it, though there is little documentation, and a 1908 bartending book already lists a drink by that name. One newspaper account says Lawrence Pugh, a chemist for the liqueur maker Bols, mixed the two liqueurs in the late 1940s, and that his wife thickened the drink into a frozen chocolate-crumb-crust pie. Whatever its exact date, the pie peaked in the 1960s, when chilled chiffon and icebox pies were dinner-party fashion.