MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE Recipe

How to make it

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• Crust:
• Preheat oven to 375.
• In a food processor, grind 25 chocolate wafer cookies (not filled ones like Oreos) and 1/2 cup pecans or other nuts (or no nuts if your guests do not like them).
• Add 3-4 tablespoons melted butter (you may need only 3 if you don't add nuts) and process until moistened.
• Press into bottom and up sides of a 9" pie plate.
• Bake about 8-10 minutes and cool.
• Filling:
• Put sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt into a saucepan. Whisk to remove any lumps.
• Start adding milk, a few tablespoons at a time, whisking as you go. This will incorporate the cornstarch and cocoa into the mixture.
• Whisk in yolks.
• Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly just until the first large bubble forms.
• Turn to low and cook 1 minute, still whisking. Remove from heat and pour through a sieve into a bowl - this will insure a real smooth filling.
• Stir in vanilla and 2 tablespoons butter.
• Pour into crust.
• Spray a piece of plastic wrap and put that, sprayed side down, on top of the crust.
• This will prevent a skin from forming. Chill anywhere from 2 to 24 hours or so.
• Serve with whipped cream and a sprinkling of nuts.