Grasshoppers in a pie?!

Thought I'd share a recipe you could do for Halloween as it can look a ghoulish green, Grasshopper Pie! I'd never heard of this before I saw Nigella make it on TV and knew I just had to try it!! When you take a bite it is like eating wobbly After Eight pie so if you're a fan of mint and chocolate, you'll love this! I actually used the power of Google to find an adaption of her recipe that came from http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk.

The original recipe uses Creme de Menthe and Creme de Cacao Blanc to flavour the pie but I didn't have these and know they would just sit in our drinks cabinet, so went for 'Bristol Foodie's suggestion of mint essence and it tasted minty fresh!

Nigella's Grasshopper Pie

300g/12oz Bourbon biscuits,
50g/2oz dark chocolate, (I actually don't think this is needed as couldn't tell it was in there! I would just use it for grating on top at the end)
50g/2oz butter,
150g/6oz mini marshmallows,
125ml full fat milk,
1 ½ tablespoons of peppermint essence,
1 ½ tablespoons of Baileys (optional)
375ml double cream
Few spots of green food colouring

1. Put the biscuits, chocolate and butter into a food processor and blitz until malleable. If you don't have a food processor you could bash the biscuits with a rolling pin in a bag and stir them into melted butter.
2. Press into a 25cm tart tin (I used a loose bottom tin as it makes it easy to get it out).
3. Puts the milk and marshmallows in a pan on a low heat, stirring occasionally, until the marshmallows have melted and the mixture is foamy. Don't be tempted to rush this and do it over a high heat or you will stop the marshmallows from setting later and have a runny pie!
4. Add the peppermint essence and put the mixture to the side to cool.
5. Whisk the cream until it is just beginning to make peaks. 
6. Once the marshmallow has cooled, fold it into the cream with a wooden spoon (make sure you do this slowly and gently so the mixture doesn't separate).
7. Add the green colouring to get the shade you desire. I went for a pale green but Nigella prefers full on garish green!!
8. Pour the mixture into the base and then put into the fridge to set for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
9. Just before serving grate some dark chocolate on the top.

Hope you enjoy this as much as we did, it seems very wrong but it is very right!!

xxx