Mississippi Mud Pie Food

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat flour, pecans and butter until blended. Press into the bottom of a 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove to a wire rack; cool completely. , Make chocolate pudding according to package directions; let stand 5 minutes. In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth; fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spread cream cheese mixture over cooled crust. Spread pudding over cream cheese layer; top with remaining whipped topping. If desired, top with additional pecans and chocolate curls.

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Pulse the graham crackers and pecans in a food processor until finely ground. Add the melted butter and process until moistened. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the chocolate crumb mixture for topping, then press the rest into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake until set, about 10 minutes; transfer to a rack and let cool.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Melt the butter and chocolate in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring. Remove from the heat, then stir in the flour and salt until smooth. Stir in the sugar, corn syrup, coffee liqueur and vanilla. Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring until smooth. Pour the filling into the prepared crust and bake until set and cracked on top (like a brownie), about 30 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool slightly, about 2 hours (the pie should still be slightly warm).
• Make the whipped cream: Beat the heavy cream, confectioners' sugar and vanilla with a mixer until soft peaks form. Top the pie with the whipped cream, pecans and reserved chocolate crumb mixture. Drizzle with chocolate sauce.

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE

Steps:

• For the ice cream: Reconstitute several tablespoons of the coffee crystals in very small amount of hot water and allow to cool. Combine the egg yolks and sugar in bowl, and whip until thick and light. Scald milk in saucepan, remove from heat, and gradually beat into egg mixture. Place the custard in top of a large double boiler and heat, stirring, until custard is thickened and smooth.
• Remove from heat and blend in vanilla, salt, heavy cream, and reconstituted coffee crystals to desired coffee flavor intensity. Chill the custard for at least 6 hours or overnight, then freeze in ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's directions. Return to freezer until ready to assemble mud pie.
• While ice cream is freezing prepare Chocolate Brownie: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a small bowl mix together the flour and baking soda.
• In a small saucepan combine sugar, water, and butter. Bring to a boil and remove from the heat. Stir in the vanilla and half the chocolate morsels and mix well until smooth. Cool mixture to room temperature.
• Stir the egg into cooled mixture and beat well. Add the flour mixture and stir to blend. Fold in remaining chocolate chips. Pour into a greased, 9-inch baking pan, round or square. (You may wish to line pan with parchment paper to ease removal, or use a non-stick pan.) Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
• For the Whipped Cream: Combine the cream, sugar and vanilla in a chilled bowl and whip to stiff peaks. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Carefully remove entire brownie from pan onto serving plate. Top with an even, thick layer of ice cream. Top with a layer of whipped cream. Can be refrozen at this point and held for up to 1 week. Serve wedges drizzled with chocolate sauce or fudge and a sprinkle of toasted pecans.

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE

Steps:

• Crust: Melt butter and set aside. Line a 9-inch ovenproof glass pie plate with a 12-inch square aluminum foil tightly out over the rim of the pie plate (use a folded towel to press.) Break the Oreos into small pieces and process in a food processor until fine crumb. In a bowl mix the crumbs with the melted butter until well combined. Turn the mixture into the lined pie plate and distribute evenly with your fingertips working on the sides first and then the bottom. Freeze several hours or overnight.
• Filling: Let the ice cream soften in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes. When the pie is frozen remove the foil from the crust. Gently replace the pie back into the glass pie shell. Spread the ice cream into the pie mounding it high in the center. Freeze the pie and prepare the glaze.
• Glaze: Chop chocolate fine and set aside. Place the water, corn syrup and butter in a small saucepan over moderate heat. Stir until mixture reaches a boil. Add the chopped chocolate and remove from heat. Whisk until homogenous. Cool mixture to room temperature. Pour the cooled glaze carefully over the frozen ice cream to cover the top of the pie. Do not let the glaze pour over the sides! Use a spatula to spread if necessary and work quickly before it hardens. Return the pie to the freezer until it hardens for 3 more hours. You can serve or wrap tightly and keep frozen for later use.

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE

Steps:

• CHOCOLATE PECAN BROWNIE: Melt chocolate and let cool. Whip butter and add sugar, eggs, salt and vanilla extract. Mix well. Add melted chocolate and flour and mix well. Fold in pecans. Pour into greased 8 by 11 by 2-inch pan and bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for approximately 30 minutes. Turn out onto flat surface and cool.
• COFFEE ICE CREAM: Scald milk and cream. Add sugar and dissolve. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, vanilla and coffee reduction. Slowly add milk mixture to eggs, whipping continuously. Return to heat and cook for about 15 minutes over low heat, or until mixture coats a spoon. Stir constantly. Let cool overnight and freeze in ice cream freezer.
• WHIPPED CREAM: Whip together in chilled mixing bowl until stiff. Top brownie with ice cream and freeze until set. Top with whipping cream and freeze. Cut into 6 to 8 equal portions and top with warm Hershey's syrup. Garnish with pecan pieces.

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Lightly grease an 8inch springform.
• Mix together the crushed digestive biscuits, the melted butter and the sugar and spoon into the prepared tin.
• Level the biscuit mixture out evenly, using the back of a metal spoon.
• For the filling, measure the chocolate, butter, instant coffee and water into a large pan and heat gently until the butter and chocolate have melted.
• Remove from the heat, and beat in the cream, sugar and eggs and then pour the mixture on to the biscuit crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1¼ hours until the filling is set.
• Allow to cool before removing the tin.
• Serve with whipped cream.

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE

Steps:

• Line 9 inch ovenproof glass pie plate with foil, covering the rim.
• Set aside.
• Break the cookies into pieces and in processor blend until crumbs are fine (you should have 1 3/4 cups).
• Mix with melted butter and press firmly into pan.
• Place in freezer for several hours or overnight.
• Soften ice cream slightly and carefully remove foil from bottom of frozen crust.
• Place crust on plate and fill with ice cream, mounding it higher in the center.
• Return to freezer until ice cream is very firm.
• Bring water corn syrup and butter to a boil.
• Add chocolate and remove from heat at once.
• Stir until chocolate is melted and mix is smooth Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Pour the cool glaze over the frozen ice cream to cover the top completely- be careful not to let any run over the sides of the crust.
• If it is necessary to spread the glaze, do it quickly before it hardens.
• It will be very thin.
• When the glaze is frozen firm, the pie may be wrapped.
• airtight and frozen for a reasonable time.
• Serve as is or with sweet whipped cream flavored with liquor and/or toasted nuts.
• Also good with hot fudge sauce!

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE

Steps:

• To prepare the crust, in a medium bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
• Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until coarse crumbs form.
• Add the beaten egg, tossing with a fork until a slightly dry dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead quickly 3 or 4 times until smooth.
• Shape dough into a disk, wrap in plastice wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• On a lightly floured surface, using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough into a 12 inch circle.
• Fit the dough into a 9 inch pie pan.
• Trim the excess dough, leaving a 1/2 inch overhang.
• Fold the dough under; make a decorative edge.
• Chill crust while preparing filling.
• To prepare the filling, in a medium saucepan, stir together the corn syrup and sugar.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Remove the pan from the heat.
• Stir in the chocolate and butter.
• Let stand for 1 minute to melt.
• Whisk until smooth.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs.
• Gradually whisk in the chocolate mixture until well blended.
• Pour the filling into the crust.
• Bake the pie until the filling is set, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Transfer the pie to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Sprinkle with the chocolate shavings and chill until ready to serve.

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE

Steps:

• Mix cookies and butter together and set aside 1 TBS for topping.
• Press mixture in the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie pan.
• Freeze for 10 minutes.
• Scoop ice cream into balls and place in crust.
• Smooth the top of the ice cream.
• Sprinkle the surface with the remaining crumbs.
• Place pie in freezer.
• In small bowl with mixer, beat 1/2 cup of the cream until stiff peaks form.
• If desired pipe the whipped cream in decorative swirls around the edge of the pie or using two spoons, make rounded dollops around the edge and in the center.
• Return to freezer and freeze at least 20 minutes before serving.
• In small saucepan, combine chips and other 1/2 cup cream and cinnamon.
• Cook over moderated heat, stirring constantly until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• Pour into a small pitcher.
• cut pie ito wedges and pass the chocolate sauce to serve.