Made this last year and forgot to review. Really liked the coffee ice cream along with the chocolate and pecans. Would definitely fix again.
Mocha-Pecan Mud Pie
Round out your meal with a slice of decadent mocha-pecan mud pie. This dessert is so rich, your guests will never know it was lightened.
Yield: Makes 9 servings
Recipe from
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Recipe Time
Prep Time:
Bake:
10 Minutes
Freeze:
8 Hours, 10 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 327
- Calories from fat: 39%
- Fat: 14.5g
- Saturated fat: 4.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.8g
- Protein: 5.4g
- Carbohydrate: 45.8g
- Fiber: 1.9g
- Cholesterol: 2mg
- Iron: 1.3mg
- Sodium: 190mg
- Calcium: 41mg
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pint light coffee ice cream, softened
- 1 pint light chocolate ice cream, softened
- 1 cup coarsely chopped reduced-fat cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, divided (about 10 cookies)
- 1 (6-ounce) ready-made chocolate crumb piecrust
- 2 tablespoons light chocolate syrup
Preparation
- Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; sprinkle evenly with sugar.
- Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Cool.
- Stir together ice cream, 3/4 cup cookie chunks, and 1/3 cup pecans; spoon into piecrust. Freeze 10 minutes. Press remaining cookie chunks and pecans evenly on top. Cover with plastic wrap, and freeze 8 hours. Drizzle individual slices evenly with chocolate syrup.
- Note: For testing purposes only, we used Keebler Chocolate Ready Crust, Häagen-Dazs Light Coffee Ice Cream, and Häagen-Dazs Light Dutch Chocolate Ice Cream.
Mocha-Pecan Mud Pie Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Desserts, Ice Cream/Sherbet, Pies/Pastries
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Freezable, Kid-Friendly, Make-Ahead, Quick/Easy
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Chocolate, Nuts, Dairy
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
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