Mississippi Mud Pie
- 1/2 cup roasted pecans, chopped
- 1/2 cup roasted walnuts, chopped
- 2 9-inch pie crusts, baked
- 1 lb. cream cheese
- 1 container (8 oz.) sour cream
- 8 oz. confectioners' powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 tbsp. flour
- 1/4 cup powdered cocoa
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 egg yolks, beaten
- 2 cups milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- Crust: Mix pecans and walnuts and add to your favorite pie crust recipe, or, if desired, use 2 frozen pie crusts, baked according to package instructions, with nuts divided evenly over bottom of crusts.
- Set aside to cool.
- Filling: Mix cream cheese, sour cream, confectioner's sugar and 1 tsp.
- vanilla with electric mixer or food processor until well blended.
- Divide evenly between pie crusts.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours or longer.
- Topping: In a bowl, blend 1/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, flour, cocoa, salt, 1/4 cup milk and egg yolks; set mixture aside.
- Place 2 cups milk and 3/4 cup sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat, whisking constantly, to bowl ingredients.
- Transfer bowl ingredients back into saucepan and bring to boil, stirring constantly, over medium heat.
- Continue to cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir in 1 Tbsp.
- butter and 1 tsp.
- vanilla and almond extracts.
- Cool and spoon over Pies.
- Refrigerate Pies.
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Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/2608 (may not work)