Rocky Road Sundae Pie

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 quarts chocolate ice cream
• 1 cup walnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped
• 1 (9 ounce) package chocolate wafer cookies, broken into pieces
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 2/3 cup whipping cream
• 8 ounces imported milk chocolate, chopped (i like lindt)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°.
• 2 butter a 9-inch pan.
• 3 finely grind chocolate wafer cookies in processor.
• 4 add melted butter and process until crumb mixture. press firmly onto bottom and 1-inch up side of pan.
• 5 bake crust for 10 minutes or until set.
• 6 cool completely.
• 7 bring cream just to simmer in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 add milk chocolate and let stand for 1 minute.
• 10 whisk until chocolate is melted and smooth.
• 11 whisk in vanilla.
• 12 let stand at room temperature until sauce cools and thickens slightly for about 20 minutes.
• 13 combine marshmallows and cream in large metal bowl.
• 14 set bowl over saucepan and barely simmering water.
• 15 stir until marshmallows melt and mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes.
• 16 remove bowl from over water and stir in vanilla.
• 17 let stand until slightly cooled but still pourable, about 10 minutes.
• 18 spread 1-quart ice cream evenly in cooled crust.
• 19 drop half of milk chocolate sauce by tablespoonfuls over ice cream, spacing apart.
• 20 sprinkle half of walnuts over sauce.
• 21 drizzle half of marshmallow sauce over walnuts.
• 22 freeze until sauces are set, about 10 minutes.
• 23 spread 1 quart ice cream evenly in crust.
• 24 drop remaining milk chocolate sauce by tablespoonfuls over ice cream.
• 25 drizzle remaining marshmallow sauce over, allowing some chocolate sauce to show through.
• 26 sprinkle with remaining walnuts.
• 27 freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
• 28 can be made up to 5 days ahead. cover tightly with foil.
• 29 cut around pan sides to loosen.
• 30 let pie soften slightly at room temperature for about 10 minutes.
• 31 remove pan sides.