Mississippi Mud Pie

Ingredients · 8 servings

• 1Cookie crust, baked
• 255 gChocolate, chopped
• 320 gFudge, softened
• 240 gWhipped cream, chilled

Equipment

stovetop, refrigerator, saucepan, heatproof bowl, spatula, offset spatula, refrigerator shelf, spoon, knife, serving spatula, plate

Instructions

1. 1
   Mise en place

   Gather the cookie crust, chocolate, fudge, whipped cream, a scale, saucepan, heatproof bowl, spatula, offset spatula, and refrigerator space. · 5 min

   What to look for: All ingredients are measured and the tools are within reach.

2. 2
   Melt chocolate

   Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water, stirring gently until smooth and glossy. · 6 min

   What to look for: The chocolate is shiny, fluid, and free of visible lumps.

3. 3
   Blend fudge

   Warm the fudge in a saucepan until loose, then stir in the melted chocolate until the filling looks thick and even. · 6 min

   What to look for: The mixture falls slowly from the spatula in a glossy ribbon.

4. 4
   Fill crust

   Spread the warm chocolate fudge filling into the cookie crust, smoothing it to the rim without pressing through the base. · 5 min

   What to look for: The crust is filled evenly and the surface is level.

5. 5
   Chill pie

   Chill the pie until the chocolate fudge layer is firm enough to hold a clean finger touch. · 2 h

   What to look for: The fudge layer is set, matte at the edges, and no longer flows.

6. 6
   Add cream

   Spoon the whipped cream over the cold fudge layer and smooth it into soft waves, leaving the edge of the crust visible. · 5 min

   What to look for: The cream sits in thick, pale waves over the dark filling.

7. 7
   Serve slices

   Slice the pie with a warm clean knife and serve chilled, showing the dark fudge layer under the cloud of whipped cream. · 5 min

   What to look for: Each slice holds distinct crust, fudge, and cream layers.