This one is for the chocolate lovers.
Heres everything you should probably know about making this indulgent dessert.
Why Is It Called Mississippi Mud Pie?
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Besides the chocolate, the remaining brownie ingredients are all baking pantry staples.
Pudding Layer
On top of the dense, fudgy brownie is the light, creamy chocolate pudding.
Plus, using half-and-half instead of milk helps it set more firmly.
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Cream Layer
A homemade, sweetenedwhipped creamtopping is what takes this dessert over the top.
you might start preparing your Mississippi Mud Pie up to four days before youre planning to serve it.
Then make and add the whipped cream layer the day you plan to enjoy the pie.
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Ingredients
Crust
30cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies(such as Oreo) (from 1 [14.3-oz.]
)unsalted butter, melted
6Tbsp.
)unsalted butter
3/4cupgranulated sugar
2(4-oz.
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Process cookies in a food processor until finely ground, about 45 seconds.
Add salt, and pulse to combine, about 2 pulses.
Drizzle in melted butter, and pulse until combined, about 5 pulses.
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Press cookie mixture evenly into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate.
Bake in preheated oven until just set and dry to the touch, about 10 minutes.
Let cool slightly on a wire rack, about 10 minutes.
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Stir in sugar until combined.
Add chopped chocolate, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth, 30 to 60 seconds.
Remove from heat; beat with a hand mixer on medium-high speed until slightly cooled, about 2 minutes.
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Stir in salt until combined.
Beat batter on medium-high speed until smooth and shiny, 1 to 2 minutes.
Pour brownie batter in an even layer into cooled crust.
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Bake at 350F until Brownie Layer is set in center, 25 to 30 minutes.
Let cool completely on wire rack at room temperature, about 2 hours.
Pour over cooled Brownie Layer, and spread into an even layer using a spatula.
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Cover and chill until set, at least 30 minutes or up to 2 days.
With mixer on medium speed, gradually add sugar; beat until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes.
Spoon Whipped Cream over set Pudding Layer.
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Sprinkle evenly with chopped cookies.
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