Frozen Chocolate Mud Pie

Today was a VERY hot day in our un-air-conditioned apartment. When I was softening the cream cheese to make this I left it out for 5 minutes and it was already melting when I started to mix it in! Yes you may now feel sorry for me, thanks for asking...

Lets start cooking

Recipe Adapted from Right@Home

Make the crust by mixing together:

1 1/2 cups crushed cookies or graham crackers
         - I used 1 cup crushed Nilla Cookies and 1/2 cup
           Grahams because that is what I had
3 TBSP Butter
1 TBSP water

Mix together until crumbs start sticking together. Press into the bottom of a greased pie pan or greased springform pan.

Cook 350° for 12-15 minutes. It smells like you are cooking Nillas in your house! AMAZING...

Let cool completely. If you don't you will melt your chocolate mud.

Now to make the chocolate mud. Mix together:

3 oz cream cheese (at room temp)
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla


Mix until completely creamy and no clumps exist.


Mix in 1/3 cup cocoa powder and 1/3 cup milk alternately being sure everything is mixed in completely.




Fold in 8 oz cool whip and 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips.


Spread into cooled pie crust.

Cover and leave in freezer for 8 hours or over night.

Lets be honest - who wants to wait that long? I let it freeze for 2 hours and it was perfect. If you freeze it for longer make sure you take it out 15 minutes before serving so you can cut it.

Sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top for a garnish. I also drizzled with chocolate sauce.

 YUMMM.