Mississippi Mud Pie

• 3 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate
• 1 1/2 c. sifted powdered sugar
• 1/2 c. whipping cream
• 1/3 c. butter or margarine
• 3 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1 (9-inch) graham cracker crust
• 1 c. chopped pecans, divided
• 3 c. coffee flavored ice cream, softened and divided
• sweetened whipped cream

1. Melt chocolate in heavy saucepan over low heat. Add powdered sugar and next 4 ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.
2. Stir in vanilla and let the mixture cool. Spread 1/2 cup chocolate sauce in crust.
3. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup pecans.
4. Freeze 10 minutes. Remove from freezer and spread 1 cup ice cream over pecans. Freeze 20 minutes. Repeat layers twice.
5. Cover pie and freeze at least 8 hours. Drizzle remaining chocolate sauce over pie.
6. Pipe whipped cream onto pie and sprinkle with remaining pecans.
7. Yields one 9-inch pie.

unsweetened chocolate, powdered sugar, whipping cream, butter, vanilla extract, graham cracker crust, pecans, coffee, whipped cream

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=587311 (may not work)