Ultimate Mud Pie Recipe

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Ingredients
15
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Nutrition
343
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 5 oz high-quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tbsp chocolate wafer crumbs, for garnish

Directions:

  1. 1 Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly butter a 9-inch pie pan.
  2. 2 To make the crust, combine the crumbs, melted butter, and sugar in a medium bowl until moistened. Press firmly and evenly into the pie pan. Bake until the crust is set and smells like warm cookies, about 12 minutes. Cool completely.
  3. 3 To make the filling, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, heat 2 1/2 cups of the half-and-half, the sugar, and the salt, stirring often to dissolve the sugar, until simmering. Pour into a heatproof bowl. Rinse out the saucepan.
  4. 4 In a small bowl, sprinkle the cornstarch over the remaining 1/2 cup half-and-half and whisk until dissolved. Whisk the yolks in a medium bowl, and gradually whisk in the cornstarch mixture. Gradually whisk in the hot half-and-half mixture and return to the rinsed-out saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a flat wooden spatula (to keep the mixture from scorching), until it comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let the mixture bubble, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate, butter, and vanilla, and whisk until the chocolate melts completely. Strain through a wire sieve into a clean bowl.
  5. 5 Pour the filling into the cooled crust and press plastic wrap directly on the filling to keep a skin from forming. Let cool completely. Refrigerate until the filling is chilled and set, at least 2 hours.
  6. 6 To make the topping, whip the cream, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla in a chilled medium bowl with an electric mixer set on high speed until stiff. Uncover the pie. Spread and swirl the topping over the filling. (If you wish, transfer the whipped cream to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, and pipe the cream onto the pie.) Sprinkle pie with cookie crumbs. Slice and serve chilled.
  7. Adapted from Diamond Dishes by Julie Loria (Lyons Press/ $24.95) Excerpts copyright 2011 by Julie Loria, with permission of Lyons Press
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 343.24 Kcal (1437 kJ)
Calories from fat 235.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.13g 40%
Cholesterol 166.21mg 55%
Sodium 117.84mg 5%
Potassium 167.05mg 4%
Total Carbs 22.79g 8%
Sugars 14.52g 58%
Dietary Fiber 0.04g 0%
Protein 6.36g 13%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 121.4mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 215.88 Kcal (904 kJ)
Calories from fat 147.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.43g 40%
Cholesterol 104.54mg 55%
Sodium 74.11mg 5%
Potassium 105.07mg 4%
Total Carbs 14.33g 8%
Sugars 9.13g 58%
Dietary Fiber 0.03g 0%
Protein 4g 13%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.3mg 3%
Calcium 76.4mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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