Mud Pie

Ingredients

• 24 cookies chocolate sandwich cookies – finely ground into crumbs
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter – melted
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate – chopped
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter – cut into pieces
• 0.75 cup granulated sugar
• 0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa powder – sifted
• 0.25 tsp fine salt
• 3 large large eggs – at room temperature
• 0.5 cup heavy cream
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup heavy cream – cold (for topping)
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
• dark chocolate – shaved (for serving)

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Set a 9-inch pie plate on a baking sheet.
2. Make the crust: In a bowl, combine the finely ground chocolate sandwich cookies with 6 tbsp melted unsalted butter until evenly moistened. Press firmly into the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate. Bake until fragrant and set, 10 minutes. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes.
3. Make the filling base: In a heatproof bowl set over gently simmering water (or in the microwave in 20-second bursts), melt 6 oz semisweet chocolate with 6 tbsp unsalted butter (cut into pieces), stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk 3 large eggs until blended. Whisk in 0.75 cup granulated sugar, then sift in 0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa powder and 0.25 tsp fine salt; whisk until smooth.
5. Slowly whisk the warm chocolate-butter mixture into the egg mixture until combined. Whisk in 0.5 cup heavy cream and 2 tsp vanilla extract until glossy.
6. Pour the filling into the crust. Bake at 350°F until the edges are set and the center still jiggles slightly when nudged, 20–25 minutes; a toothpick inserted 1 inch from the center should come out with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter.
7. Cool on a rack until barely warm, about 1 hour, then chill uncovered until cold and fully set, 2 hours.
8. Topping: In a chilled bowl, whip 1 cup cold heavy cream with 2 tbsp powdered sugar and 0.5 tsp vanilla extract to soft peaks, 2–3 minutes.
9. Spread the whipped cream over the chilled pie. Garnish with dark chocolate shaved. Slice with a warm knife and serve.