Mississippi Mud Pie

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (9 inch) store-bought pie crusts
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
• 3 tablespoons fudge sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees f. line crust with parchment paper and weight with dried beans or pie weights; bake until dough is lightly golden and set, 10 to 15 minutes. remove pie and cool on a wire rack. reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees f.
• 2 for filling: in a bowl, stir together butter, sugar, and cocoa until well combined. add flour, eggs, and vanilla and mix until smooth. pour mixture into prepared crust and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
• 3 remove pie from oven and cool completely on a wire rack. gently mound ice cream over pie and freeze until ice cream sets. drizzle with fudge sauce before serving.