Ultimate Mississippi Mud Pie - No Fail Recipes

Ingredients

• 16 ounces whole (cream included) chocolate sandwich cookies (35-40 cookies) such as Oreos, crushed
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 ounces 72% dark chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
• ¼ cup espresso coffee, at room temperature
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 6 eggs, separated, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup sugar
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• 4 egg yolks
• 2½ cups milk
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 ounces 72% dark chocolate
• Preheat oven to 300 °F. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a food processor, turn cookies into a very fine crumb; you should have about 3 ½ cups. Put crumbs in a small bowl. Pour melted butter over crumbs and mix with a spatula until well combined.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 °F. Over a double boiler, melt butter and chocolate together. Set aside to cool.
• In a small bowl, whisk together espresso powder, coffee, salt, and vanilla. Set aside.
• In a clean bowl with a whisk attachment or electric mixer, beat the egg whites until foamy. Gradually increase speed to high and add remaining ½ cup sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
• Stir pudding, then pour it on top of cake, staying inside crust border. Use a spatula to spread pudding into an even layer. Return mud pie to refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• Decorate with whipped cream if desired.
• Cake
• Dessert
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