FROZEN GRASSHOPPER MINT CHEESECAKE

Ingredients:

1 (10 oz.) package Grasshopper Mint Cookies (put through the food processor)

1/3 cup butter, melted

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

1 teaspoon mint (not peppermint) extract

2 teaspoons chocolate extract, optional

Green food coloring (add drops as desired) – optional

2 cups heavy cream, whipped

Andes Mints, crushed (for garnish)

Directions:

Line a 9-inch round cake or springform pan with parchment paper or foil

Combine grasshopper mint cookie crumbs and melted butter in the springform pan.  

Mix well.  Press crumbs firmly onto the bottom and part way up the sides of the pan.  

Whip the Heavy Whipping Cream.

Chill crust. Add the cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk into a large mixing bowl. 

Beat until smooth.  

Stir in mint extract and chocolate extract.  Mix in green food coloring, optional.  

Fold in whipped cream. 

 Pour filling into pan. 

Garnish with crushed Andes Mints.  

Gently press the Andes Mint crumbles into cheesecake.  
Cover (I use those shower cap looking plastic covers); freeze 6 hours or until firm.  Serve with fudge topping, chocolate ice cream and chocolate whipping cream (see recipe), if desired.

CREAMY GRASSHOPPER MINT TRUFFLES

Ingredients:

2  (10 oz.) packages Keebler Grasshopper Mint Cookies

12 ounces Cream Cheese, softened

3-5 cups – (approximately ) melted chocolate chips (any variety of chocolate chips will work)

A few Andes Crème De Menthe crushed chips if desired (add to the melted chocolate)

Directions:

Crush mint cookies in a food processor (or use a rolling pin to crush the cookies in a ziplock bag)

Cream the Cream Cheese with a mixer in a large bowl

Slowly add the cookie crumbs to the cream cheese mixture…blend well

Roll into one inch balls on a wax paper lined cookie sheet

Refrigerate for one hour

Melt chocolate

Roll in chocolate to cover truffle ball

Let set in refrigerator 1 hour

Put in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks

Makes about 40, 1” balls

Ingredients

Food Processed Mint Cookies

Creamed Cream Cheese

Cream Cheese Mixing with Cookies

All Mixed, ready to Ball

Balled and Ready to refrigerate

Half Dipped in Chocolate, Half Ready to Dip

Ready to Refrigerate

Ready to Serve

Yum!