Mississippi Mud Pie with Caramel Candy

Name: Mississippi Mud Pie with Caramel Candy
Yield: 1 pie
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, Melted; 1/3 cup powdered sugar; 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafers, Crushed; 3 cups coffee ice cream; 10 pieces caramel candies; 1 tablespoon milk; 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine; 1/4 cup milk; 1/2 cup sugar; 3/4 cup chocolate chips

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Recipe by HELEN PEAGRAM

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YIELD: 1 pie

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

Crust:
¹⁄₄

cup butter, Melted
¹⁄₃

cup powdered sugar
1 ¹⁄₂

cups chocolate wafers, Crushed
Filling:
3

cups coffee ice cream
10

pieces caramel candies
1

tablespoon milk
¹⁄₄

cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
¹⁄₄

cup milk
¹⁄₂

cup sugar
³⁄₄

cup chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

Combine crust ingredients and press gently into a 9-inch pie plate.
Microwave on Medium-high 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
Cool.
For Filling: Soften ice cream for 1 minute on Low or until it can be spooned into crumb crust. Freeze until ice cream is once again solid.
Place caramels in 1 tablespoon milk in 1 cup measure. Microwave, uncovered, on High for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir until smooth and completely melted.
Cool.
Pour over frozen ice cream and return to freezer.
Place butter, 1/4 cup milk and sugar in bowl and microwave on High 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture comes to a full boil.
Stir well.
Boil an additional 2 1/2 minutes.
Cool slightly.
Add chocolate chips and beat until mixture just starts to thicken.
Pour over ice cream and return to freezer until 1/2 hour before serving.
One-half hour before serving, place pie in refrigerator to defrost slightly.