Mexican Chocolate Pie
- 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
- 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, melted
- 1 (5-ounce) package chocolate cook and serve pudding and pie filling mix
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 cups milk
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon sliced almonds, if desired
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Combine crumbs and melted butter in bowl.
- Press onto bottom and up sides of ungreased 9-inch pie pan.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Cool completely.
- Combine pudding mix, cocoa and cinnamon in 2-quart saucepan; stir in milk.
- Cook pudding mixture according to package directions for pie.
- Remove from heat; stir in almond extract.
- Pour cooked filling into cooled baked crust.
- Cover; refrigerate 3-4 hours or until set .
- Beat whipping cream in bowl at high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Gently stir in powdered sugar.
- Refrigerate until serving time.
- Dollop each slice of pie with whipped cream.
- Garnish with almond slices, if desired.
vanilla wafer crumbs, butter, chocolate cook, unsweetened cocoa, ground cinnamon, milk, almond extract, cream, powdered sugar, almonds
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/314/mexican-chocolate-pie (may not work)