Grasshopper Squares

Name: Grasshopper Squares
Prep time: 9 h
Cook time: 9 h
Total time: 9 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 Tbsp crème de cacao; 28 grams green crème de menthe; 13 1/2 (27 squares) chocolate graham crackers; 177 milliliters heavy cream; 473 milliliters 1% milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 Tbsps sugar; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, slightly softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Grasshopper Squares a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 348 calories. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up butter, salt, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 9 hours.

Instructions

In a small saucepan whisk together cornstarch, sugar, salt and milk. Bring to a light boil over medium heat while whisking constantly. Cook, whisking constantly, until pudding is thick with slow bubbles breaking the surface (about 2 minutes).

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Corn Starch

Sugar

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and pour immediately into a large bowl. Quickly whisk in crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and vanilla. Set bowl over an ice bath and whisk continuously to cool to room temperature (about 10 to 15 minutes).

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Creme De Menthe

Creme De Cacao

Vanilla

Ice

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Whisk

Bowl

Place a piece of waxed paper or plastic wrap on top of the pudding to prevent pudding skin from forming. Refrigerate.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

In an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and confectioner's sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

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Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Add melted chocolate and beat until thoroughly combined, about 30 seconds longer.

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Chocolate

Transfer to a bowl and set aside. Wash stand mixer bowl and dry carefully.

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add cream to the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Whip on medium high speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. Fold whipped cream into chilled pudding.

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Whipped Cream

Cream

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Stand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Cover the bottom of an 8 x 8 pan with chocolate graham crackers (you'll need 4 1/2 cracker "sheets" or 9 graham squares per layer). Cover the graham crackers with half of the pudding mixture, top with another layer of graham crackers then cover with remaining pudding.

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Graham Crackers