Frozen Grasshoppers

Frozen Grasshoppers are the perfect creamy dessert cocktails, made with ice cream, ice cubes, creme de menthe and creme de cocoa. A family favorite!

Norma Jean made this recipe for family gatherings, especially at Christmas time. Since my Dad was, and still is, a huge ice cream lover, she liked to have something with ice cream at almost every occasion.

I just checked the most recent St. Joe (the small town in Iowa where I was raised) cookbook, and this recipe is listed on page 39 (for all you St. Joe friends) with my Dad’s name on it. Mom was one of the creators of the parish cookbooks back in the day, and she liked to add a recipe for each one of us in the cookbooks.

Do you remember my bucket-of-slush description? Well, we also had bucket-of-grasshoppers at Mom and Dad’s house. And here’s another interesting fact. The “buckets” were actually empty ice cream containers with a handle on them. I think they were Blue Bunny pails, and we went through TONS of them.

I make these frozen grasshoppers for my family now, and nobody is mad about it. We love having them at Christmastime, because of the festive colors.

Tips for making epic Frozen Grasshoppers:

• Use any vanilla ice cream you like best. I used Blue Bell Vanilla Bean, because that’s my favorite.
• One half-gallon container of ice cream (pictured below) will make two batches of grasshoppers.
• Use a Tupperware container to store these in the freezer (or empty ice cream containers).
• The blender I used is actually an attachment for my Bosch , one of my most used and favorite appliances in my kitchen. The blender is super powerful and I love using it for frozen cocktails and smoothies.
• UPDATE: My guys surprised me with a Vitamix for Mother’s Day, and have been using it a bunch. Love it SO much.

Try this cocktail next: Holiday Cranberry Apple Sangria

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Frozen Grasshoppers

Prep Time

20 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

A creamy dessert cocktail, made with ice cream, ice cubes, creme de menthe and creme de cocoa! A family favorite!

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: frozen grasshoppers, ice cream drink

Servings: 4

Calories: 414 kcal

Author: Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup creme de menthe
• 1/3 cup creme de cocoa
• 10 ice cubes
• 4 cups vanilla ice cream two pints
• extra dash of creme de menthe to serve

Instructions

1. Put liqueurs and ice cubes in blender. Pulse until ice is pureed. Add ice cream, and pulse until creamy.

2. Pour into four glasses and top with another small dash of creme de menthe. 

Recipe Notes

• Use any vanilla ice cream you like best. I used Blue Bell Vanilla Bean, because that's my favorite.
• One half-gallon container of ice cream (pictured below) will make two batches of grasshoppers.
• Use a Tupperware container to store these in the freezer (or empty ice cream containers).
• Feel free to adjust the alcohol levels as you see fit.

Nutrition Facts

Frozen Grasshoppers

Amount Per Serving

Calories 414 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14g 22%

Saturated Fat 8g 40%

Cholesterol 58mg 19%

Sodium 108mg 5%

Potassium 262mg 7%

Total Carbohydrates 49g 16%

Sugars 41g

Protein 4g 8%

Vitamin A 11.1%

Vitamin C 1%

Calcium 16.9%

Iron 0.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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