Easy Decadent Mississippi Mud Pie

Who doesn't love a rich, decadent slice of chocolatey goodness? Chocolate Lovers are going to love Mississippi Mud Pie. And best of all it is so easy to whip up at home with basic pantry ingredients.

So grab a fork and get ready to indulge in the deliciousness of Mississippi Mud Pie.

Forget that boxed pudding mix made pie filling. This one is just as easy and tastes a million times better. You can still use a premade crust and whipped cream if you want, I won't tell.

Like most recipes, the actual origins of Mississippi Mud Pie are a bit murky. The best guess is it was developed in the US South, with the name derived from the thick filling's resemblance to the mud of the Mississippi River.

The first time I made it, my husband took the entire pie and a fork and disappeared. When he brought the empty dish back he informed me the recipe was "a keeper".

Ingredients for Mississippi Mud Pie

• semi sweet or dark chocolate baking bar
• butter
• light corn syrup (see here for substitutes)
• eggs
• brown sugar
• vanilla extract
• prepared 8" pie crust (graham cracker, cookie crumb, or traditional pie crust )
• whipped cream (homemade, spray can, whipped topping)

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Recipe

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Ingredients

 

• 1 prepared 8" pie crust (graham cracker, cookie crumb, or traditional pie crust )
• 5 ounces semi sweet or dark chocolate baking bar
• ¼ cup butter
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 3 eggs (beaten)
• ⅔ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• whipped cream

Instructions

 

• If using a traditional pie crust pre-bake for 10 minutes at 400℉ before filling.
  1 prepared 8" pie crust
• Preheat, or lower oven to 350℉.
• Separate chocolate bar into 2 ounces and 3 ounces. Set aside the 2 ounces. Chop the 3 ounces.
  5 ounces semi sweet or dark chocolate baking bar
• In a microwaveable bowl add 3 ounces of chocolate, butter and syrup. Microwave for 20 seconds, stir to melt the ingredients. If not completely melted microwave again at 10 second intervals until melted.
  ¼ cup butter, 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• In a medium bowl beat eggs, add sugar, vanilla and chocolate mixture. Pour into pie crust.
  3 eggs, ⅔ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Bake at 350 ℉ for 30 -40 minutes until filling is set.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely. Top with whipped cream.
  whipped cream
• Use a vegetable peeler to shave the remaining chocolate on top of the pie.

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Until next time, happy eating.
~Audrey