Mud Pie

Ingredients

  • Crust:
  • 1-1/4 cups crushed choclate wafers
  • 4 tbsp. melted butter
  • Filling:
  • 1 litre chocolate ice cream
  • 3 squares semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1/4 cup whipped cream
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • Garnish:
  • whipped cream
  • cherries

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine the crust ingredients and press onto the bottom and sides of a 9" pie plate. Bake crust for 10 minutes at 375F. Cool completely.

2. Spread chocolate ice cream on crust. Freeze until firm; about 2 hours.

3. Melt over low heat the semi-sweet chocolate, whipped cream, sugar, and butter. Stir and heat until mixture is smooth and boils. Remove from heat; blend in vanilla. Cool mixture slightly; pour over ice cream. Freeze for 1-1/2 hours before serving.

Serve with whipped cream and a cherry if desired.