Mississippi Mud Pie

Serves: 8

Cooking Time: 40 min

What You'll Need:

4 ounces 60% bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped

7 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

4 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup milk chocolate morsels

1 premade chocolate cookie pie crust (unbaked)

Whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and mini semisweet chocolate chips for garnish

What To Do:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In the top of a double boiler over simmering water, melt together the bittersweet chocolate, unsweetened chocolate, and butter. Remove pan from heat.

3. Place sugar in a bowl and using a spatula, add the melted chocolate mixture and mix well. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, making sure each egg is well combined before adding the next one. Stir in the vanilla and salt. Gradually mix in the flour, a little at a time, until well combined. Fold in the milk chocolate morsels. Pour filling into crust.

4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean. Let pie cool completely on a wire rack. Garnish with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and mini chocolate chips.

Note: This Mississppi Mud Pie recipe comes from David Venable's cookbook, Back Around the Table: An "In the Kitchen with David" Cookbook.