Name: Grasshopper Pie
Yield: 1 - 9 inch pie
Ingredients: 1/4 cup milk; 6 cups miniature marshmallows; 1/3 cup creme de menthe liqueur; 2 tablespoons white creme de cacao; 3 drops green food coloring; 4 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped; 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust; 1 pint fresh strawberries

Why it works: Milk and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,399 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Grasshopper Pie

1 - 9 inch pie

Ingredients

1/4 cup milk
6 cups miniature marshmallows
1/3 cup creme de menthe liqueur
2 tablespoons white creme de cacao
3 drops green food coloring
4 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped
1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
1 pint fresh strawberries

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

315Calories

10 gProtein

16 gFat

35 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cracker	5 saltine crackers (15g)	66
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49
Marshmallow	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Milk + creamtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,399 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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