Mud Pie!

A layer of dense cake, topped with fudge, chocolate mousse and whipped cream. Yum.

Life is mud right now. At least if you live in the midwest and regularly walk a dog. My pup’s little white paws and belly are just caked in mud after every trip down our walking trail. There’s one kind of mud I don’t mind though- the edible kind!

Have you ever tried Mississippi Mud pie? I feel like there’s not an “official” recipe for this pie- sometimes pudding, sometimes marshmallow…I just put several things I love into an Oreo crust and called it mud. And it is delicious. I really think you’ll like it!

Here’s how we did it: (printable recipe)

INGREDIENTS:

• One pre-made Oreo crumb crust

Cake layer:

• 1/2 bag of Nestle dark chocolate chips (this ends up being just a little less than 1 cup)
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 Tablespoons vanilla
• 3 Tablespoons of heavy cream
• 3 Tablespoons of powdered sugar

Fudge layer:

• remaining 1/2 bag of Nestle dark chocolate chips (this ends up being just a little less than 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup of heavy cream

Chocolate Mousse Layer:

• 1 Packet of Dream Whip
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

White whipped topping:

• 1 packet of Dream Whip
• 1/2 cup milk

DIRECTIONS:

Cake Layer:

• Unwrap Oreo crust and preheat oven to 350F degrees
• Melt chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between until smooth.
• In a separate bowl combine eggs, cream, vanilla and powdered sugar.
• Add cream mixture to chocolate and blend well.  Pour into crust and bake for 20 – 25 minutes until center is set. Cool completely.

Fudge Layer:

• Melt remaining chocolate chips and cream together in microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between until melted and smooth.
• Pour all but about 1/8 cup over cooled cake and allow this layer to firm up (I placed it in the refrigerator while I made the remaining 2 layers).
• Pour remaining 1/8 cup into a small zip-top bag to use later for drizzle.

Chocolate Mousse Layer:

• Add all ingredients to mixing bowl and beat on high for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Spoon on top of fudge layer and spread to edges.

Whipped topping:

• Add all ingredients to mixing bowl and beat on high for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Spoon on top and spread to edges.
• Take your small bag with 1/8 cup chocolate fudge filling (The one you set aside earlier), clip corner of bag and drizzle over the top. (I added a little shaved chocolate too)
• Enjoy!

My thoughts: This is really as good as it looks…dense fudge bottom topped with the creamiest chocolate toppings. I usually eat that one bite I take off for a picture and give every bit of the rest away. But I ate the whole piece. Bad day for the diet, but a wonderful day to really savor this rich chocolate dessert. This is on my list of “must-make-again” recipes! I hope you get a chance to try it and enjoy it as much as I did!!!! Enjoy! ~r

Is chocolate the only way to do dessert in your house? Here are some other incredible chocolate treats from Easybaked~ just click on the photo to see the recipe!