Frozen Chocolate Mud Pie

Submitted by Molly53

"Found this in our local paper. Haven't tried it yet, but can't WAIT!"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 package chocolate wafer
• 1⁄2 cup melted butter
• 2 pints mocha ice cream
• 1⁄3 cup cocoa
• 2⁄3 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1 1⁄3 cups whipping cream, divided
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• bittersweet chocolate, shavings for garnish

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Crush chocolate wafers, add melted butter.
3. Mix well with a fork and press into a 9" pie plate.
4. Bake for 10 minutes and cool completely.
5. Spread ice cream carefully onto crust and freeze for 1-2 hours or until solid In a saucepan, cook cocoa, chocolate, 2/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup cream and butter until mixture is smooth and boils.
6. Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
7. Cool, but do not let mixture set too hard to pour.
8. Pour sauce over frozen ice cream base.
9. Freeze at least 1 1/2 hours.
10. Before serving, whip remaining 1 cup cream with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until soft peaks form.
11. Add remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla and spread over pie.
12. Garnish with bitter-chocolate shavings.