Mississippi Mud S'Mores-Fudge Pie

By garciamoss

Ingredients

• Chocolate frosting:
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 1/4 cups sugar, divided
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans, toasted and divided
• 1 (4-oz.) semisweet chocolate baking bar, chopped
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 4 large eggs $
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups regular marshmallows, cut in half horizontally
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Stir together first 2 ingredients and 1/4 cup sugar; press on bottom and 2 inches up sides of a shiny 9-inch springform pan. Sprinkle 3/4 cup pecans over crust.
2. Microwave chopped chocolate and 1 cup butter in a large microwave-safe glass bowl at HIGH 1 minute or until melted and smooth, stirring at 30-second intervals.
3. Whisk flour, next 4 ingredients, and remaining 2 cups sugar into chocolate mixture, whisking until blended. Pour batter into prepared crust.
4. Bake at 350° for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Remove from oven, and cool in pan on a wire rack 20 minutes.
5. Preheat broiler with oven rack on lowest level from heat. Place pie (in pan) on a jelly-roll pan. Toss together both marshmallows; mound on pie, leaving a 1/2-inch border around edge. Broil 30 seconds to 1 minute or until marshmallows are golden brown. Remove from oven, and immediately remove sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, prepare Chocolate Frosting. Drizzle over marshmallows; sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup pecans.

Chocolate frosting:
Cook butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly, 4 minutes or until slightly thickened; remove from heat. Whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.