Grasshopper Shot (Mint Green St Patrick’s Day Recipe)
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A Grasshopper Shot is the kind of creamy, minty, and chocolatey treat that can’t be beat. Blow your friends away this St. Patrick’s Day!
There’s nothing more fun than throwing together some festive and creative themed drinks for holiday get-togethers, and we cracked the code for the perfect St. Patty’s Day drink.
After all, how can you go wrong with chocolate, mint, and cream? You can’t! This layered grasshopper shot has such a great flavor!
Our Grasshopper cocktail recipe is a sweet, tasty drink that goes down so smooth. It’s seriously, dangerously delicious!
Be prepared to make several rounds of these drinks, because all of your friends will be coming back for more.
For another St. Patrick’s Day delight, try out this brunch-perfect cocktail featuring refreshing mint and creamy caramel. It’s a match made in heaven!
And if the holiday has you in the mood for some delicious irish cream, you can also give this mocha cocktail a taste.
Elegant and featuring your favorite espresso, it’s certainly a classy concoction that will quickly become a go-to drink.
Grasshopper Shot – Tips and Tricks
- Use spray whipped cream. Spray whipped cream will give you a picture-perfect Grasshopper shot and will also be so much easier to serve.
Spray, serve, shot! It’s that easy. - Go light with the garnish. Don’t forget: this is a shooter, so you want everything to go down smoothly.
Sprinkles or very light chocolate shavings will do the trick with this one. - No cocktail shaker? You can use a blender bottle, mason jar, or even a coffee cup to mix your mint cocktails – or any drink, for that matter!
This is one of those drink recipes that you can easily make! - Become a mixing pro. Always add the ice cubes to your shaker first, never mix with crushed ice, and mix your drink for about 15 seconds before pouring.
Now yo know the pro tip on how to make a traditional grasshopper shot that everyone will love.
Serving Suggestions
Chocolate lovers might consider a chocolate drizzle of chocolate sauce on top of the whipped cream before adding your sprinkle garnish!
Chocolate sprinkles can also be used if preferred. You can also drizzle chocolate syrup on the inside of the shot glass before you combine ingredients.
For a fantastic festive finish, use some green crystal sugar to rim each glass before pouring in the Grasshopper shot.
Fancy it up a bit with a sprig of fresh mint, and sprinkle some cocoa powder on top of the whipped cream.
You can even vary it a bit and add more chocolate liqueur or chocolate-flavored liqueur for a bolder flavor and taste. I say have fun with it and see what works!
FAQ – Common Recipe Questions
White creme de cacao is clear and sweet, which makes it perfect for this Grasshopper cocktail recipe!
Brown creme de cacao has more of a dark, chocolate flavor, but would mess with the overall color of this drink.
You can use simple syrup, honey, or even melted chocolate to help your sprinkles stick. Line the rim of your shooters with any of these options, then stick the glass rim-down in a bowl of the sprinkles.
To help the rim set, pop your glasses in the fridge right away.
Creme de menthe is very minty and very sweet. If you’re not a fan of the flavor, you can use peppermint schnapps as a substitute in mint cocktails.
Anytime you want! I think the bright green color makes it super fun for St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s really all about when you want to serve it. Added mint flavors also make it super fun for an after dinner drink, and the portion sizes make it nice and quick to enjoy.
The biggest thing to remember about this grasshopper recipe is that it’s meant to be fun! Whip it up and enjoy the grasshopper cocktail taste anytime you want!
Enjoy!
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Grasshopper Shot (Mint Green St Patrick’s Day Recipe)
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Crème de menthe, mint liqueur
- 4 ounces Crème de cacao white, chocolate liqueur
- 3 ounces International Delight French Vanilla Creamer
- ice
- ReddiWip whipped cream
- Optional: sprinkles for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour first three ingredients into shaker. Shake to combine, strain into shot glasses. Top with whipped topping (I prefer the spray kind for this) and garnish with sprinkles.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.
Originally published March 2013, updated and republished January 2025
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The shooters sound like the best ones ever and I will be trying the recipe. Thanks!
This sounds like it could be addicting!
Loving these shooters..any extras? 😉
Will have to try the shooters for sure!
Now this says FUN like no other! 🙂
You had me at "mint"!!
OMG these were so fun and tasty! I love the mint, and they even look super cool! I will be making these again with my friends soon!