Mud Pie

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine (125 ml)
• 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (500 ml)

• 4 cups coffee ice cream (softened) (1 liter)

• 1/3 cup cocoa (75 ml)
• 3 tbsp butter or margarine (50 ml)
• 2/3 cup white sugar (150 ml)
• 1/3 cup whipping cream (75 ml)
• 1 tsp vanilla (5 ml)

• 1 cup whipping cream (250 ml) or substitute
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• 1 tbsp white sugar (15 ml)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla (2 ml)

• Shaved chocolate - optional
• Sliced almonds - optional

To make the crust:

Melt butter. Mix in crumbs. Press into the bottom and sides of a 9" pie plate. Bake @ 350F for 10 minutes. Cool.

Once crust has cooled fill with chocolate ice cream. Freeze until firm.

To make topping:

Put cocoa, butter, sugar, whipping cream & vanilla into a pan. Heat & stir over medium heat until it boils. Remove from heat. Cool for 10 minutes & then pour over ice cream. Return to freezer.

To garnish:

Whip cream. Add sugar & vanilla. Spread on top of pie. Garnish with shaved chocolate & almonds if desired. Serve.

NOTE: If you can't find coffee ice cream you can dissolve 2 tsp (10 ml) of instant coffee in 4 tsp (20 ml) hot water and mix into soft vanilla ice cream.