Mississippi Mud Pie

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 7 1/2 ounces oreo cookies (21 cookie sandwiches)
• 1/4 cup sweet butter, melted
• 2 pints coffee ice cream (or any flavor you prefer)
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate square
• 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1 tablespoon water, plus
• 1 1/2 teaspoons water
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sweet butter, cut into bits

Recipe

• 1 line 9 inch ovenproof glass pie plate with foil, covering the rim.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 break the cookies into pieces and in processor blend until crumbs are fine (you should have 1 3/4 cups).
• 4 mix with melted butter and press firmly into pan.
• 5 place in freezer for several hours or overnight.
• 6 soften ice cream slightly and carefully remove foil from bottom of frozen crust.
• 7 place crust on plate and fill with ice cream, mounding it higher in the center.
• 8 return to freezer until ice cream is very firm.
• 9 bring water corn syrup and butter to a boil.
• 10 add chocolate and remove from heat at once.
• 11 stir until chocolate is melted and mix is smooth set aside to cool to room temperature.
• 12 pour the cool glaze over the frozen ice cream to cover the top completely- be careful not to let any run over the sides of the crust.
• 13 if it is necessary to spread the glaze, do it quickly before it hardens.
• 14 it will be very thin.
• 15 when the glaze is frozen firm, the pie may be wrapped.
• 16 airtight and frozen for a reasonable time.
• 17 serve as is or with sweet whipped cream flavored with liquor and/or toasted nuts.
• 18 also good with hot fudge sauce!