Mississippi Mud Pie

Name: Mississippi Mud Pie
Yield: Serves 8 to 12
Ingredients: 25 , crushed chocolate wafer cookies (5½ ounces), broken into coarse pieces; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 4 ounces, bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tablespoons, Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 2/3 cup packed (4 2/3 ounces), dark brown sugar; 2 , large eggs; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 3 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 10 , chocolate wafer cookies (2 ounces); 2 tablespoons, confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon, Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1/8 teaspoon, salt; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 6 ounces, milk chocolate, chopped fine; 1 cup, heavy cream, chilled; 2 tablespoons, Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 2 tablespoons, confectioners' sugar; 1/8 teaspoon, salt

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2016, Cook's Country TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Dessert Pies

Our approach to Mississippi mud pie was clear: When in doubt, add more chocolate.

SERVES8 to 12

TIME1¾ hours, plus 1 hour cooling and 4 hours chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The different layers of this intense chocolate pie are said to be named for the Mississippi River’s silty bottom, but there’s nothing muddy about its flavor or texture. We used crushed chocolate wafer cookies and melted butter to form the c...

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