Mississippi Mud Pie

Mississippi mud pie first appeared in the 1970's. Recipes for cakes and pies featuring chocolate, brownies, marshmallows and pecans were all labeled Mississippi mud pie or Mississippi mud cake in cookbooks, magazines and newspapers of the time. Nearly all of these recipes shared a chocolate frosting or icing that crackled, resembling the mud of the Mississippi riverbanks.

Ingredients:

1 3/4 c. flour
1 stick butter
3/4 c. chopped pecans
1 c. powdered sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
12 oz. Cool Whip
2 sm. instant puddings 1 chocolate 1 vanilla
3 c. milk

Directions:

1st Layer: Combine melted butter, flour, and pecans. Spread in 9 x 13 baking dish and bake at 350 degrees until brown. Let cool.

2nd Layer: Combine softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1/2 of the Cool Whip. Spread over flour mixture, let chill.

3rd Layer: Combine 2 instant puddings with 3 cups of milk. Pour over 2nd Layer. 4th Layer: Top with remaining Cool Whip. Garnish with shavings of chocolate candy bar.

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