The Kentucky Derby’s official drink is the Mint Julep. A minty refreshing cocktail with your choice of bourbon. (Woodford Reserve is the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby)
Keeping the mint freshness in mind, I decided to make little bites of cheesecake goodness. The Oreo crust adds a bit of chocolate that makes it reminiscent of a Girl Scout cookie. (The one everyone stocks up on!)
Grasshopper Bites
Equipment
- Mini Muffin Pan
Ingredients
- 6-8 cookies Oreo Dark Chocolate Cookies
- 1 block Cream Cheese 0r Lowfat Neufchatel 1 block is 8 ounces
- 3 tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk You can substitute 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Mint Extract
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Bourbon
Instructions
- Bring the cream cheese to room temperature (about an hour before making the filling)
- Line the mini muffin pan with paper liners
- Crush the Oreo cookies using a Ziploc bag and a can or rolling pin, or use your food processor for a finer grind
- Line the bottom of the papers with the Oreo crumble as a crust.
- In a glass bowl, combine the cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, sugar, lemon juice, mint extract, and bourbon.
- Mix thoroughly with a hand mixer or a heavy duty whisk.
- Once smooth and creamy, load the filling into a gallon size Ziploc bag or a piping bag.
- If using a Ziploc bag, snip one corner of the bag. If using a piping bag, snip the tip.
- Pipe the filling into each mini muffin cup.
- Save any extra cookie and cream cheese mixtures, and make more after the first batch!
- Chill for at least one to three hours.
- Garnish as you like, with chocolate, lemon zest, fruit, etc. I chose sparkling crystal sugar and green dragees
Recommended Pairing:
Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby 150th Bottling
45.2% ABV
MSRP: $39.99
