MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE WITH PECAN CRUST RECIPES

Steps:

• Combine flour, butter, 1 cup of pecans and salt then press into the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool completely.
• Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Fold in half of the Cool Whip then mix until combined. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly onto crust.
• Mix pudding mixes and milk with an electric mixer until combined then mix on medium speed for two minutes. Spread chocolate mixture evenly onto cream cheese layer.
• Spread remaining Cool Whip onto chocolate layer then sprinkle with remaining chopped pecans.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° F.
• In a saucepot, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, flour, salt, egg yolks, and milk.
• On medium heat, cook while stirring until it bubbles and thickens, about 5 to 10 minutes. If it becomes lumpy, just beat out the lumps. (It will not get any thicker in the oven so cook until it’s as thick as you want it.)
• Remove the chocolate filling from the heat and stir in the vanilla and butter.
• Meanwhile, as you make the custard, poke holes in the piecrust with a fork and bake it until it’s brown, about 20 minutes.
• To make the meringue, beat the egg whites with salt and when they start to get fluffy add the sugar.
• Pour the chocolate custard into the baked pie shell and top with the beaten egg whites. Bake it until it the peaks on the meringue are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Serve warm.
• Grandma says: “It’s real good hot, wonderful cold and you can even eat it frozen—then it’s like a popsicle!”