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Our version of mud pie.

Servings 10
Prep Time

Ingredients

  • 25 chocolate creme sandwich cookies
  • 1/4 cup Butter or Margarine softened
  • 3 squares unsweetened chocolate 1 ounce squares
  • 1/4 cup Butter or Margarine
  • 2/3 cup Sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk (2/3 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 pint whipping cream (1 cup)
  • 3 tablespoons Powdered Sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 1 quart coffee ice cream

Instructions

  1. Crumble cookies in blender, or in plastic beg with rolling pin. Combine crumbs and softened butter in 10" glass pie plate; press against bottom and side of plate. Refrigerate. Melt chocolate and butter in heavy saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; stir in sugar, salt and evaporated milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick(about 4 minutes). Stir in vanilla and almond extract; cool. Whip cream; fold in powdered sugar and nuts.
  2. To Assemble Pie: Spoon ice cream into shell, packing firmly. Spread cold chocolate sauce over ice cream; top with whipped cream mixture. Freeze.