Mississippi Mud Pie
A coffee and chocolate layered biscuit based tart. A great ending to an American themed dinner.
Preparation time: 30 minutes Quantity: Serves 12 Cooking time: 5 minutes for base
Ingredients
Biscuit base -
280g/ 10 oz chocolate digestive biscuits
90g/ 3 oz butter
1st layer -
300g/ 10 oz /2 bars dark chocolate
2 teaspoons strong coffee
3 tablespoons whipping cream
2nd layer -
250g/ 9 oz marshmallows
4 tablespoon milk
400 ml / 3/4 pint whipping cream
Variation top -
150g white chocolate -melted
3-4 tablespoon cream
Method
- Crush the biscuits
- Melt the butter -stir in the biscuits-till well coated
- Leave aside to cool
- Melt the chocolate in short bursts in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water
- Stir in the coffee and cream
- Pour on to the base-leave to set in the fridge
- Melt the marshmallows and milk together
- Meanwhile whisk the cream
- Stir the cream and marshmallow mix together
- Spoon on top of the chocolate layer
- If you want to top with the variation layer just melt the white chocolate and stir in the cream-spoon on top of the chilled coffee layer