Nutty Mississippi Mud Pie

Name: Nutty Mississippi Mud Pie
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: pecans; walnuts; pie shell (9 inch); cream cheese; sour cream; powdered sugar; vanilla extract; sugar; cornstarch; flour; cocoa powder; salt; milk; egg yolks; milk; sugar; butter; vanilla extract; almond extract

Submitted by Lori1025

Ingredients

CUP PECANS
roasted, chopped

CUP WALNUTS
roasted, chopped

EACH PIE SHELL (9 INCH)
prepared 9 inch

OUNCES CREAM CHEESE

OUNCES SOUR CREAM

OUNCES POWDERED SUGAR

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

CUP SUGAR
granulated

TABLESPOONS CORNSTARCH

TABLESPOON ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

CUP COCOA POWDER

TEASPOON SALT

CUP MILK

EACH EGG YOLKS
beaten *

CUPS MILK

CUP SUGAR
granulated

TABLESPOON BUTTER

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

TEASPOON ALMOND EXTRACT *

Directions

CRUST: Mix pecans and walnuts and add to your favorite pie crust recipe, or, if desired, use 2 frozen pie crusts, baked according to package instructions, with nuts divided evenly over bottom of crusts.

Set aside to cool.

FILLING: Mix cream cheese, sour cream, confectioner’s sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer or food processor until well blended.

Divide evenly between pie crusts.

Refrigerate for 2 hours or longer.

TOPPING: In a bowl, blend ¼ cup sugar, cornstarch, flour, cocoa, salt, ¼ cup milk and egg yolks; set mixture aside.

Place 2 cups milk and ¾ cup sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat, whisking constantly.

Add to bowl ingredients. Transfer bowl ingredients back into saucepan and bring to boil, stirring constantly, over medium heat.

Continue to cook for 5 minutes.

Stir in 1 tablespoon butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla and almond extracts.

Cool and spoon over Pies.

Refrigerate Pies.

Makes 2 pies.