Frozen, minty Grasshopper Dessert Squares are the perfect St Patrick’s day treat or any time you want an easy, no-bake dessert. Crust is made using fudge mint cookies and then filed with ice cream and topped with a dollop of whipped cream. Make ahead and freeze and it is ready whenever you want.
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Grasshopper Dessert Squares
INGREDIENTS:
- 21 Fudge mint cookies (1 1⁄4 cups finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoon Butter, melted
- 1 qt Vanilla Ice cream
- 1 container (8oz) Frozen Topping, thawed, divided
- 1⁄4 tsp peppermint extract
- 4-5 drops green food coloring (optional)
- fresh mint leaves
- Additional fudge mint cookies, cut in half (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350.
Finely chop cookies; place in a small bowl. Add butter, mix well.
Press crumb mixture onto the bottom of an 8 or 9-inch square baking pan.
Bake for 8 minutes. Cool completely
Place ice cream in the fridge for 20 minutes to soften. Chill a bowl in the fridge at the same time. Place cooled crust in the freezer.
Scoop ice cream into a chilled bowl. Stir until softened and blended; gently fold in 2 cups of whipped topping, peppermint extract and food coloring.
Spread ice cream mixture evenly over cold crust.
Cover with aluminum foil; freeze 6 hours or overnight.
When ready to serve, let stand at room temp for 10 minutes. Attach a star tip to a cake decorator; fill with remaining whipped topping.
Cut dessert into squares with a knife dipped in warm water. Garnish each square with a whipped topping dollop.
Add cookie half and mint leaves, if desired
Yield: 9-servings 240 Calories per serving
You might also like these St. Patrick’s Day favorites…
Double Chocolate Irish Cream Cake Roll
Corned Beef Brisket with Sweet Mustard Glaze
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so, so delightful!!!
Thanks for sharing the recipe…I will try for the summer.. 🙂
I love all your dessert!! Congratulations!
This dessert looks so yummy! Thanks so much for linking up to "Strut Your Stuff Saturday." We loved having you and hope you'll join us again next week! -The Sisters
I love mint! Your pictures are quite stunning. Look like a very refreshing dessert! thanks for the recipe, I'll be trying. My mint is already popping out in the garden. Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration at Sunday's Best.
Oh my, what a STUNNING photo!
Great picture. This looks absolutely delicious.
Yum! This looks wonderful! I'm a new follower & would love to have you follow me back & link up to Sunday Round Up!
-Kayla =)
Beautiful photo's and looks so yummy. andi thewednesdaybaker.blogspot.com
oh yum, they look so cute too.
This looks dreamy!…Perfect for St. Patrick's Day.
I hope your St. Pat's weekend is great!
Love this! We just posted our Kitchen Fun and Crafty friday link party and would LOVE for you to share this!
https://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2012/03/kitchen-fun-and-crafty-friday-link_15.html We have also included a Sugarlicious giveaway!
Oohh. This looks so good and sounds wonderful! 🙂
Absolutely love the dessert 🙂
Please pass the dessert! Thank you for sharing your recipe at Potpourri Friday!
Yum! Double yum! I'm making these tomorrow. Thanks for sharing this. Sorry I'm late to arrive, but I've been away from my computer. Happy St. Patrick's Day! ~ Sarah
Yum! Double yum! I'm making these tomorrow. Thanks for sharing this. Sorry I'm late to arrive, but I've been away from my computer. Happy St. Patrick's Day! ~ Sarah
Your dessert looks fabulous and perfect for a party…or any time. Love your photos, too.
Babs… visiting from Ivy and Elephants
This is such a pretty dessert and a great picture of it, too. I love chocolate and mint and have lots of thin mints to use. I will have to try this for St. Patty's Day!
Mint/Chocolate anything is wonderful in my eyes. But this simple dessert would be welcome year-round!
What a great idea for a St. Paddy's Day dessert.
Wow I LOVE mint ice cream. This looks fantastic! I must recreate!
perfect for St Patricks day….thank you!
Oh my goodness this sounds to die for! I hope you'll add it to my St. Patty's Day Project Parade.
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How delicious~ I can practically taste this! Your photo is drool~worthy! Happy St. Paddy's Day~
mmmmm, this looks fabulous …Happy SPD! 🙂
Yum, yum:) I really should try making these!
Looks magically delicious! Thanks so much for joining in the blog crawl with this tasty treat!
This looks yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Sally
loveofhomes.blogspot.com
scrumptious looking dessert! I may have to try this soon! Thanks for your comment on my St. Patrick's day tablescape. come link up to my centerpiece wednesday and share your yummy recipe.
Karin
Oh my, these sound absolutely delicious! I'm going to have to try them 🙂
Ummm, this looks to die for!!! Thanks for sharing!
This dessert is mouth-watering!
I wish I could eat it as it looks super delicious!
That looks awesome – perfect for St. Pat's too – thank you so much~~
Oh, this looks delicious! So light and refeshing with the mint, and you can never go wrong with chocolate! Just perfect for St. Patrick's Day.
Thanks so much for sharing with us at WIW.
Hugs,
Patti
What a pretty St. Patricks day dessert! =)
Yum–mint and chocolate–my favorite combo! And a very tempting photo too! Linda
That looks delicious! I forgot St. Patrick's day is coming. Too bad we do not have mint cookies over here, otherwise I would make this gourgeous dessert.
How elegant this looks….I'm afraid I would eat the whole thing myself…lol. Hope you have a wonderful week…
I bet that's yummy! I love mint and chocolate. Delish! There is no peppermint extract to be found in my corner of the world. :/ Hope your day is great. Tammy
Yummo! Not very fattening, either. I'm always struggling to lose some #.
I'm bookmarking this one, for sure.
Thanks for sharing it.
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Early,
Rett
This looks so good! I'm also glad you shared the calorie count as I'm trying to lose weight. 🙂
Lovely presentation…sounds really yummy!
Oh, THANK YOU. I always make a mint chocolate pie for dessert during the month of March. But I've found that cutting it into pie-shaped pieces can be a hassle. I'm going to make squares like yours! Now, why didn't I think of that before! It's so obvious.
I'm going to have to get another box of Girl Scout mint cookies too.
Yummy L! I think this looks and sounds good and refreshing. Thanks so much.
Perfect dessert for my family on this St. Patrick's day. Thank you!
It is very interesting! You know we do not have a St. Patrick's day in Russia. It is looks very yummy!!!! Love from Russia. Nika
This looks Amazing! I love anything mint and chocolate!
Perfect for St. Patrick's day!
This looks so wonderfully refreshing and beautiful! I think color adds so much in a dessert's appeal, and this looks amazing! Your photography is beautiful!
This dessert is 2D4, lmty. I love it!
Have a beautiful spring eve ~
TTFN ~
Hugs,
Marydon
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Lively and elegant dessert!
Yum! My husband would love this. He likes anything chocolate mint.
Love, love, love mint. Thanks for this recipe. It is going into my book of favorites. Hugs, Deb=^..^=x4
This looks so good and in summer it would be a real fav.
This would be a favorite dessert for me! I love mint. Pretty photos, too.
That is so pretty–and I bet tastes great too!
That looks really, really good, Lorraine. I usually make that cake one for St. Pat's Day that I posted on my blog but this one looks more like a torte. I'll bet it just melts in your mouth. Hmmmm…maybe I should make a small pan of both~xo Diana
This dessert is something I would love. I love mint!!! Enjoyed all the pictures you shared in the previous post. Glad your daughter is doing better! Enjoy!