Cheese Worms With Grasshopper Dip Recipes

CHEESE WORMS WITH GRASSHOPPER DIP

Steps:

• Place coconut in a resealable plastic bag; add food coloring and shake to coat until color is evenly distributed. Sprinkle coconut onto a serving plate. Press two cloves into one end of each cheese stick for worm eyes. As cheese sticks reach room temperature, they can be positioned to appear more worm-like., Cut green pepper in half lengthwise. Remove and discard stem and seeds. Cut the white portion from green onions; save for another use. Bend the green portion of onions in half for grasshopper legs. Attach six legs to each pepper half with toothpicks. For eyes, cut olives widthwise in half; attach to grasshoppers with toothpicks. Fill pepper halves with dip. Remove cloves from worms before eating.

GRASSHOPPER COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Start by making the garnish. Take a sprig of mint, strip off the leaves at the base and dip the stalk in the melted chocolate, holding the upper leaves gently. Leave to set on a plate or tray.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice then pour in the liqueurs and cream. Shake hard until the outside of the cocktail shaker is cold, then strain in to a cocktail glass or small coupe. Garnish with the chocolate-dipped sprig of mint.

GRASSHOPPER CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix flour, sugar, and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Set aside 1 cup of the crumbs to be used as the topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 8x8-inch baking pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven until set, about 15 minutes. Remove and let cool. Keep oven on.
• While crust is cooling, beat cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg, peppermint extract, and green food coloring; beat well. Stir in milk until batter is smooth. Pour batter over the cooled crust. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture on top.
• Bake until filling is set, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into 25 bars.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY GRASSHOPPER CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat all cheesecake ingredients except chocolate chips with electric mixer on high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into pie plate.
• Bake about 35 minutes or until center is firm and puffed. Cool 45 minutes (cheesecake top will be cracked).
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat ganache ingredients over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth; remove from heat. Carefully spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until chilled. Store covered in refrigerator.

GRASSHOPPER CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUMB CRUST: Combine chocolate cookie crumbs with melted butter and cinnamon.
• Toss and mix well.
• Press into the bottom and partially up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• CHEESE FILLING: Put the cream cheese in a mixing bowl and beat until light and soft.
• Add 3/4 cup of the sugar and mix well.
• Stir in the creme de menthe, creme de cacao, flour and salt.
• Beat until the mixture is blended well.
• Add the egg yolks and sour cream, and beat until the batter is smooth and blended.
• In a different bowl, combine the egg whites and 1/4 cup remaining sugar and beat until the whites stand in soft peaks.
• Fold the beaten whites into the cream-cheese mixture.
• Pour the batter into the crust and bake for about 1 hour, or until the cake has puffed and trembles just slightly when shaken.
• A wooden skewer inserted in the cake should come out almost clean, with just a trace of batter or moist crumbs on it.
• Don't overbake; it will settle and firm somewhat as it cools.
• Don't worry if the cake cracks as it bakes.
• Remove and cool.
• Refrigerate if standing more than 4 hours.
• Garnish the top with grated chocolate.
• ENJOY!

EASY GRASSHOPPER DESSERT

Steps:

• Combine wafer crumbs and melted butter; press into an 8" square pan.
• In small bowl, combine marshmallow creme and liquers; beat 1 minute at high speed.
• Fold in whipped cream.
• Pile into crumb crust; cover, and freeze for about 5 hours or overnight.

GRASSHOPPER CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Blend in sugar, eggs, creme de menthe, and white creme de cacao. Pour into crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Cool completely.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate until melted. Stir occasionally until chocolate is smooth. Blend in sour cream. Spread over surface of cooled cheese cake. Refrigerate 5 hours, or until firm before serving.