Gluten-Free Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie

Cool off with our Gluten-Free Grasshopper Pie recipe! This easy mint chocolate chip ice cream pie combines a chocolate crust with refreshing mint chocolate chip ice cream & a few fun finishes you’ll LOVE!

I love a good from-scratch recipe, whether it’s fudgy brownies or a homemade cake for a special occasion. But I’m also not one bit embarrassed about using shortcuts. I’m 100% fine doctoring a boxed cake mix for a birthday cake or using a pre-made crust for an easy pie at Thanksgiving. Ain’t no shame in that shortcut game!

Grasshopper pie is one of those fun semi-homemade desserts that’s SO INCREDIBLY easy to put together, but always a hit. I get it! I felt the same way the first time I tried this chocolate mint ice cream pie as a kid on a sticky summer day. It’s a textural wonder–crisp chocolate cookie crust, creamy mint chip ice cream, fluffy whipped cream, and gooey chocolate sauce.

It’s a great dessert for St. Patrick’s Day, or a great option for the summer when you want something cool & refreshing!

If you’re a fan of the chocolate mint flavor combo, this easy ice cream pie is a dream come true! And today, we’re making it gluten-free! Here are the simple ingredients you’ll need to get started…

Gather Your Ingredients

So what is grasshopper pie made of? It’s an easy-to-make combination of a few elements: a chocolate cookie crust, mint chocolate chip ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and garnishes. Let’s take a close look at each one:

• Gluten-Free Oreo Cookie Crust. This crispy gluten-free chocolate cookie crust only requires two ingredients: gluten-free Oreos (or other gluten-free chocolate sandwich cookies, like Glutino, Kinnikinnick, or Trader Joe’s Joe-Joe brands), and butter or vegan butter. Easy!
• Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. Some grasshopper pie recipes use a marshmallow fluff + peppermint extract or creme de menthe filling, but since ours is an ice cream pie, we get to keep things simple! You can use regular or dairy-free/vegan mint chocolate chip ice cream for our gluten-free grasshopper pie. Whichever fits your dietary needs best! You’ll need 2 pints (or 1 quart).
• Chocolate Sauce. You’ll use chocolate sauce twice for this recipe. First, you’ll drizzle a layer over the ice cream. Then, I like to add a bit on top of the whipped cream right before serving. It adds a pretty finishing touch! We LOVE our homemade chocolate syrup, but store-bought sauce works fine here!
• Whipped Cream Or Whipped Coconut Cream. Then, to serve, you’ll dollop or spread some fluffy whipped cream on top. Feel free to whip your own, or use store-bought whipped cream options like CocoWhip or TruWhip dairy-free whipped cream or Cool Whip/ReddiWhip.
• Garnishes (If You Want). Lastly, you can finish your gluten-free grasshopper ice cream pie with some fun garnishes–more crushed cookies, mini chocolate chips or chocolate curls, etc.

How To Make Gluten-Free Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie, Step By Step

As always, you can find the full recipe, with ingredient amounts, detailed instructions, and tips in the recipe card below.

1. START WITH THE PIE CRUST. Add gluten-free Oreo cookies to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the cookies are fine crumbs and no lumps remain. Add melted butter (or vegan butter) to the crushed cookies and pulse to coat the cookie crumbs with butter. It’ll be the texture of wet sand now. Pour the oreo crust mixture into a 9″ pie pan and use the bottom of a measuring cup, drinking glass, or your fingers to pat the crust down evenly around the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Even the top edge out with your fingers.
2. OPTIONAL: BAKE & COOL THE CRUST. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes to set the crust. Then, set aside on a wire rack to cool completely. If you prefer to make this as a no-bake recipe, simply chill the crust instead to help it set up. (It won’t hold together quite as well as a baked crust, but will still work here!)
3. SOFTEN THE ICE CREAM. When the crust is nearly cool, pull the ice cream out of the freezer to soften. You don’t want it to turn liquid, but you want it soft enough to scoop and spread.
4. SCOOP & SMOOTH THE ICE CREAM. Scoop small amounts of ice cream into your cooled pie crust, bit by bit. Then, use an offset spatula to smooth out the softened ice cream pie filling into an even layer.
5. DRIZZLE WITH CHOCOLATE & FREEZE. When the ice cream is smooth, drizzle some chocolate sauce over the surface of the ice cream. Any sort of design will work–it’ll be covered up by whipped cream anyway. Freeze gluten-free grasshopper ice cream pie at least 30 minutes to set.
6. DOLLOP WITH WHIPPED CREAM. When you’re ready to serve it, remove the frozen pie from the freezer a few minutes in advance. Spread whipped cream over the top of the pie, or dollop whipped cream on individual slices. 
7. CUT & SERVE. Cut the pie into slices (we get about 10 slices). Serve drizzled with additional chocolate sauce and sprinkled with crushed gluten-free Oreos, mini chocolate chips, or chocolate shavings.