Easy Mississippi Mud Pie

(Last Updated On: April 17, 2023)

This Mississippi mud pie recipe is out-of-this-world delicious! It is loaded with chocolate, has a sweet, heavenly, and wonderful taste with a bit of crunch inside! This Mississippi mud pie also melts in your mouth with all of its chocolate galore surprises! If you are a chocolate lover, then this Mississippi mud pie is for you!

🥧 What’s in this Mississippi Mud Pie?

Chocolate! Lots of chocolate! There are many different kinds of Mississippi mud pie recipes, but basically, they all revolve around lots of chocolate. This pie contains a graham cracker crust for the base. Then butter, dark brown sugar, eggs, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and milk for the middle layer. And whipped cream for the top layer sprinkled with Oreo bits and chocolate chips.

This recipe has 3 layers of goodness in it.

• The Bottom Layer – Your choice of pie crust, we used one pre-made 9-ounce graham cracker crust for the base of the pie, which is a 10-inch pie shell.
• The Middle Layer – Melted butter added together with dark brown sugar, eggs, unsweetened cocoa, a whole cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips, and whole milk. We will make the middle layer first since the graham cracker crust is already pre-made.
• The Top Layer – This is the last layer we will make which includes 2 tablespoons of sugar added to whipping cream, then whipped until fluffy, and then crushed chocolate chips sprinkled on top.

🥣 Key Ingredients

Bottom Layer

• One 9 oz. graham cracker crust (or your choice of chocolate graham crackers crust, Oreo crust, or homemade pie crust)

Middle Layer

• 3/4 cup of melted butter
• 1 and 3/4 cup of dark brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 4 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup of whole milk

Top Layer

• 2 cups of heavy whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar (for the whipping cream)

🌟 How to Make Mississippi Mud Pie (Step-by-Step Instructions with Detailed Photos)

Step 1. Preheat the Oven

The first step is to preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 2. Prepare the Middle Layer – Melt the Butter

In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt 3/4 cup of butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Not all microwaves are the same, so you may need to adjust the time if your microwave has less power or more power than ours does. I have an older microwave sitting on my countertop that still works, but it is smaller and has less power than my built-in microwave above the oven.

Step 3. Mix the Butter and Brown Sugar

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add 1 and 3/4 cups of dark brown sugar together with the 3/4 cup of melted butter. Mix it all up together with a fork, spoon, or spatula creating the brown sugar mixture.

Step 4. Mix in the Unsweetened Cocoa and the Eggs

In the same bowl, mix in four tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder together with the brown sugar mixture. Then, gradually add in the four eggs. Mix thoroughly. Set aside for now. We will still call this the brown sugar mixture.

Step 5. Melt the Chocolate Chips

In a different bowl that is also safe for the microwave, add one cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Use power level 6 on the microwave and melt the chocolate chips for 1 minute. Then, take the chocolate chips out of the microwave and stir. After that, put the chocolate chips back into the microwave and on power level 6 again, melt the chocolate chips for 1 additional minute, then stir again.

Note: The reason for melting the chocolate chips on “level 6” and “1-minute intervals” is that the chocolate will burn on the bottom of the dish if you microwave it on the default setting which is power level 10.

Step 6. Add Milk and then Melted Chocolate

After the chocolate chips are melted, add one cup of whole milk and stir. Then, add the melted chocolate together with the brown sugar mixture creating the chocolate pie filling for the Mississippi mud pie. Again, mix it all up together with a fork, spoon, or spatula until well combined.

Step 7. Pour the Chocolate Pie Filling into the Graham Cracker Shell

Pour all of the chocolate pie filling into the graham cracker crust. We decided to use one 9-ounce size graham cracker crust for our pie shell. You can also use a Chocolate Ready Pie Crust or an OREO Cookie Crust, or you can make a homemade pie crust if you prefer.

Note: We had a little left over pie filling. Because of this, you could also use two 6-ounce graham cracker pie crusts instead. This would make two littler pies, and use up all of the filling.

Step 8. Bake the Mississippi Mud Pie for 45 Minutes

Put the pie crust with the chocolate pie filling into the oven and bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes. When the pie comes out of the oven, it looks like crusty mud that has cracks in it. Let me tell you, this is the best part when you are eating it with all of the other chocolate inside the pie. This is the part of the pie that has a little bit of crunch to it. Yum! But we aren’t done yet, there are still some more steps to do before you can eat it.

Step 9. Refrigerator the Pie Overnight

The next step is to put the pie into the refrigerator overnight. Yep, that is correct, you have to wait until the next day to finish the pie and be able to serve it to your family. It will cool and set while it is in the refrigerator, which is exactly what it needs to do. Trust me, you won’t regret the wait. As they say, good things come to those who wait!

Step 10. Prepare the Top Layer – The Whipped Cream Layer

The next morning or afternoon, whenever you are ready to finish your Mississippi mud pie, cover the entire top of the pie with your favorite whipped cream. We made homemade whipped cream with heavy whipping cream from Smiths Brothers, but you can use whichever whip cream you like the best. You could even use Cool whip for the whipped cream layer if you prefer.

To make the homemade whipped cream, we used a handheld mixer and added 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar to the heavy whipping cream and whipped the cream until fluffy.

Step 11. Decorate with More Chocolate

After the whipped cream is spread on top of the pie, then sprinkle a generous amount of chocolate flakes and regular or mini chocolate chips over the top of the whipped cream. We crushed chocolate chips and spread them over the top of the whipped cream and then added chocolate chips. You could also crush up some Oreo cookies and spread them over the top as well. After all, the more chocolate the better, right? Enjoy!

Note: Keep in the refrigerator so the whipped cream stays set.

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💭 Final Thoughts

If you love lots of chocolate, then this Mississippi mud pie recipe has your name written all over it. Also, this is a great dessert to make when you want to impress the people who are going to eat it.

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