WHITE CHOCOLATE MUD PIE

White Chocolate Mud Pie image

Provided by Bree Hester

Categories Dessert

Time 4h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
6 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 cups whole milk
3 egg yolks
6 oz white chocolate baking bars or squares, melted, cooled slightly
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups whipping cream
2/3 sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup chocolate shavings

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix cookie crumbs and melted butter. Press in ungreased 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, beat cornstarch, 2/3 cup sugar and the salt with whisk. Beat in half-and-half, 1/2 cup whipping cream and the milk. Beat in egg yolks. Add white chocolate. Heat mixture to boiling, beating constantly with whisk. Reduce heat to medium; cook until pudding coats back of wooden spoon. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour pudding into cooled pie crust. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours.
In large bowl, beat 2 1/2 cups whipping cream with electric mixer on low speed, gradually increasing speed until cream begins to thicken. Add 2/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until cream holds its shape.
Top pie with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Cut and serve.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving