Chocolate Mudslide Pie

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• 1 teaspoon hot water
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 prepared 9 inch chocolate crumb crust
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream or 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt 1 cup of chocolate chips in the microwave or in a small saucepan.
• 2 cool for ten minutes.
• 3 in a small bowl, dissolve instant coffee in hot water.
• 4 add sour cream, sugar and vanilla and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• 5 blend in melted chocolate.
• 6 spread in crust and set aside.
• 7 in a small mixing bowl, beat confectioner's sugar, cocoa and cream until stiff peaks form.
• 8 smooth evenly over pie, or pipe with a pastry bag fitted with star tip.
• 9 sprinkle with additional chocolate chips.
• 10 cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or until firm.