No-Bake Mud Pie
My Mississippi mud pie starts with a crumbly, crunchy Oreo crust topped with a thick, smooth layer of fudgy chocolate ganache. We’ll then layer a lighter, no-bake chocolate mousse-like filling (sort of no-bake cheesecake) and top it off with pillowy homemade whipped cream. Lots of adjectives up there but you need to know what to expect! It’s decadent and indulgent and, yes, worth every calorie! This pie has lots of layers and lots of chocolate. It’s rich and indulgent, but overall it’s quite balanced, the whipped cream keeps things from seeming overbearing.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Made from scratch. No Cool Whip, gelatin, pudding mix, or pre-made crusts here! We do use Oreo cookies for the crust, but I’ve been itching to try it with my homemade Oreo shells! Entirely no-bake–even the crust! Some no-bake recipes still have you bake the crust, but not mine. Balanced: while you may occasionally find this pie with a brownie or chocolate cake base, I felt that the crisp cookie crust really balanced things out! Perfect for summer, since it’s served cold. It’s refreshing and there’s no need to turn on the oven.
A note about the name: similar to my dirt cookies, this pie is obviously not made from its namesake. Instead its inspiration comes from the muddy banks of the Mississippi river, with lots of layers in varying shades of brown. It’s also different from my Mississippi mud cake, which is made with marshmallows.
Ingredients
Lots of layers in this cake, but not so many ingredients (it helps that a few of them overlap through the layers!). Let’s chat about them.
Chocolate. I tend to prefer using a couverture chocolate or a chopped baking bar, but you can use semisweet or dark chocolate chips in a pinch. We’ll use some of this for our ganache, and the rest will go into our filling. Sour cream. Just a bit of sour cream balances the flavor of this pie and keeps it from being too rich. I use this in my chocolate cheesecake recipe for this exact same reason. Cream cheese. Stick with brick-style cream cheese here for the best results. Also, don’t use any low-fat varieties; they won’t set up properly. Instant coffee. This won’t make your pie taste like coffee, but it will give it a rich chocolate flavor like it does in my devil’s food cake. Just a teaspoon is perfect! Heavy cream. We use some of this for our chocolate ganache, some for the filling, and the rest for decorating the pie. Whipping cream or double cream will work as well.
SAM’S TIP: If you’ve ever struggled with making whipped cream in the past, try placing your beaters and bowl in the fridge for 10-15 minutes beforehand. The cold bowl and beaters will encourage the cream to whip up nicely. Using a metal bowl is especially helpful with this! Remember, this is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!
How to Make Mississippi Mud Pie
Make the Crust & Ganache
Make the Chocolate Layer & Whipped Cream
SAM’S TIP: If you have an extra chocolate bar laying around, use it to add some chocolate shavings on top (a vegetable peeler works great for this!). Or you could just use a sprinkle of Oreo crumbs instead! This is my go-to dessert for this summer, and everyone I’ve shared it with has asked for the recipe. I hope you fall just as much in love with it as I have! Enjoy! Let’s bake together! Subscribe to my newsletter to be notified of all the newest recipes, and find my free recipe tutorials on YouTube 💜
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