A salty cracker crust is filled with dark chocolate ganache, covered in chocolate peanut butter mousse, topped with marshmallows, milk chocolate chips, and pecans — then covered in milk chocolate ganache. Eat your heart out Mississippi Mud Pie.
You’ve heard of Mississippi Mud Pie? Well, we do things up bigger and better in Texas so in light of all of the rain and flooding we’ve gotten in the past few weeks I’ve created this Texas Flood Pie. There is so much to like about this pie!
First of all the only thing that’s baked is the crust and that takes hardly any time at all — just 10 minutes. Then there are FOUR kinds of chocolate in this thing. There’s the dark chocolate ganache, milk chocolate ganache, chocolate peanut butter mousse, and chocolate chips. I’d call that a flood of chocolatey goodness, wouldn’t you?
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Next, look at it. OMG, it’s piled high with filling… and topping. How could anyone resist this hyper-version of Mississippi Mud Pie?
Finally, you can make this ahead and keep it in the freezer. Just let it thaw about 20 minutes on the counter. So, again — what’s not to like in this salty-sweet-silky-creamy-crispy-crunchy-gooey slice of better than Mississippi Mud Pie?
I think this is the most rain we’ve gotten since the flood of 2004. All of the cattle tanks, creeks, and lakes in my area are full to overflowing and the water table is back at a good place — I think people probably don’t need to worry about their wells at this point. Everything is green and flowering, too.
We were at a Bed & Breakfast in Glen Rose, about 1 1/2 hours away, over the weekend. We stayed at a lovely little inn that was right on the Brazos river. When we got there the river was calm and peaceful but by the next morning it was up a good 15 feet and raging.
So, y’all… floods are on my mind. And if you have to have a flood? Let it be chocolate.
A word about y’all. It has come to my attention that some people are offended by the use of that particular colloquialism in my, and others’, writings. They feel it makes the author sound… unintelligent. I’ve thought about this quite a lot since it came to my attention and I have come to one conclusion…
Bless your hearts, y’all need to sweeten up, get a life, and stop bein’ ugly. In other words…
Too damn bad.
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If you can’t find vanilla sea salt locally you can get it on Amazon for sure. I love the vanilla salt as an addition to cakes, cookies and other treats… and it works really well in this pie!
Jacobsen Salt Co. Vanilla Bean Flake Sea Salt
- 2 sleeves Ritz crackers
- 1/2 cup salted butter melted and allowed to become golden brown
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla salt but good, optional
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream whipping
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream whipping, divided use
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips milk, bittersweet, or a combination
- 1/2 cup heavy cream whipping
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon white corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon butter
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Preheat the oven to 400F
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Put the crackers in the blender and pulse until they are crumbs.
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Mix in the vanilla salt.
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Mix with the butter and press into the bottom and up the sides of a 10-inch pie plate.
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Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until set.
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Remove from oven and cool.
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Bring the cream just under a boil in a large bowl in the microwave or in a heavy pan on the stove.
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Remove from heat.
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Add the chocolate and butter. Stir until melted and smooth.
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Spread the chocolate over the crust and place in the freezer.
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Whip the cream until peaks form but be careful not to overwhip.
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Set aside
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Melt the 1/2 cup chocolate chips with the 2 tablespoons heavy cream.
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Stir until smooth.
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Allow to cool.
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Beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, cooled chocolate mixture, and sugar together until smooth and blended.
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Whip in the cream being careful not to deflate the mixture.
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Pile on top of the ganache, sprinkle with the chopped pecans and marshmallows and put back in the freezer for 20 minutes.
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Bring the remaining 1/2 cup cream just under a boil.
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Stir in the chocolate chips, corn syrup, and butter.
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Stir until well blended and shiny.
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Spoon over the nut and marshmallow layer.
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Return to the freezer until 20 minutes before serving.
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Allow to stand at room temp for 20 minutes before cutting.
You can use a premade crumb crust if you like ... it's not as good but if you buy one add a sprinkle of kosher salt to the crust before add the first layer of ganache.
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Sounds great. I too use Ya’ll so thanks for the chuckle. And they can kiss my…. I’ll be good lol
🙂 thanks for stopping by Cathy!!
Yummy! Made this pie and it turned out wonderfully. The crust was delicious and buttery and the the peanut butter layer reminded me of a cheesecake. I followed the recipe closely but substituted pretzels instead of marshmallows for the topping and used mini chocolate chips. It was delicious. Next time I make this pie I might try using a pretzel crust instead for a more salty flavor. Thanks for the recipe!
I’m glad you like it. 🙂 It’s one of my favorites.
How do I print the recipe and directions for the Texas Flood Pie?
Hit the print button in the recipe box. it’s located directly under the image.
now that is a lot of chocolate…my sweet eaters would be in pie heaven
Yes they would!
OMG love everything about this (ESPECIALLY the name 🙂 )
LOL! Thanks Aimee.
Hahaha!!! Marye, as a proponent of the term “y’all” myself, I say Thank you! I wish all floods were of chocolate indeed! And speaking of which, this pie is making me weak in the knees! Wow!
Thanks Shashi! It’s one of my favorites.
It’s almost fall, y’all!!! I just couldn’t resist that one Marye. Thank you for making me smile this morning. It was somewhat of a trial getting the four boys out the door for school this morning and I come here and you make me smile. 🙂 This pie looks AMAZING!!! All that chocolate in one place. This pie is the legacy of the Texas flooding for sure.
🙂 Chocolate makes everything better… except that 60 seconds on the scale in the mornings. 😉
Making today for pi day!
What did you think?
YUM! This would be great for my next church supper! They love pies and chocolate!
It’s so good!
Dear Marye, what an indulgent dessert. This is irresistible! xo, Catherine
Thanks!
Ooo! I need a flood of chocolate! It’s late at night for me, and I’m about ready to get up and make this right now! LOVE!!
You won’t be sorry… 🙂
LOL! It’s amazing how some people just look for ways to be offended and to set other people straight. There’s nothing unintelligent about the word y’all. That’s how all my intelligent southern relatives talk and so do I when I’m in Kentucky. So there! 🙂 This pie looks fabulous and totally decadent.Who can resist?
True. 🙂
Forget mud pie, hello flood pie!! 🙂 Looks so good! 🙂
It really is. 🙂
I would not be able to stop at just one slice of this glorious pie! Layers and layers of awesomeness!
Actually.. it’s rich so it’s hard to eat more than one.. 😉
Looks really good! I like how the mousse is piled up really high. I need a slice of this right now! Thanks for sharing. ~s
Thanks Sue!