Chocolate Crispy Pie

This is a combination of two recipes. The chocolate filling is my son's favorite and I love the crispy crust.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1 (6 ounce) package  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 1⁄2 cups  crispy rice cereal
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1⁄3 cup cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 cup cold water
• 2  cups boiling water
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup  whipping cream, whipped

Directions

1. For crust:
2. melt butter in saucepan over medium heat.
3. Add chips and melt.
4. add rice cereal and mix til well coated.
5. place in greased 9" pie plate and press well to bottom and up the sides.
6. chill 30 minutes or until firm.
7. For pudding:
8. In saucepan, combine first 3 ingredients.
9. whisk in cold water until thick paste forms.
10. gradually whisk in boiling water.
11. cook over medium heat, whisking all the while, until the mixture thickens.
12. about 10 minute.
13. remove from the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla.
14. transfer to a bowl.
15. place a piece of cling wrap on surface to pervent a skin from forming.
16. cool pudding
17. pour into cooled pie shell and refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.
18. top with whipped cream.
19. Cook time includes the 2 hour chill time.