Mississippi Mud Pie
A soft chocolate-pudding dessert with a baked chocolate-cookie base, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, shavings, and optional nuts.
Ingredients
For the crust
- 1.5 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 0.5 cups unsalted butter, melted
For the filling
- 1 cup chocolate sauce thick and cooled, not thin drinking syrup
- 3 cups chocolate pudding prepared and cooled; measured after preparation
For the topping
- 1 cup whipped cream already whipped; measured after whipping
- 0.5 cups chocolate shavings For garnish
- 0.5 cups chopped nuts (optional) Pecans or walnuts can be used
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Mix crumbs and melted butter thoroughly, press into a deep 9-inch dish, and bake 10 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Spread cooled thick chocolate sauce across the base. Layer 3 cups prepared, cooled pudding over it.
- Apply 1 cup prepared whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and optional nuts. Cover without flattening the topping.
- Chill at least 2 hours. Serve 8 cold portions, using a spoon if the filling is soft.
Notes
Pudding and whipped cream amounts are measured after preparation. Use thick cooled chocolate sauce. This is a soft pudding-style dessert; firmness depends on prepared ingredients. Making and cooling pudding or whipping cream adds separate time.