My Favorite Birthday Tradition: Mississippi Mud

Today is my birthday! I’m 27, cause I know y’all are curious : )
So in celebration, I thought I would share my favorite birthday tradition…Mississippi Mud. Pie, that is…or cake…neither really. I don’t know what you would call it. Desert. Birthday desert.
Ever since I can remember I have had Mississippi Mud on my birthday. I’ve never really liked cake so this was a welcome tradition. Hold the gasps of disbelief please…I don’t hate cake. It’s cake after all, not bananas.  But I don’t like cake either, its just…whatever. Not worth it. And in case you didn’t catch that, I really really hate bananas. I don’t even like other people to eat them near me. That mushy, smacking, horrible banana sound makes my skin crawl…
Moving on.
My mom always made it for me, then when I got married and moved away, my husband did. Sweet, aren’t they?So here is the super easy recipe…with pictures, of course, because pictures make everything better.

You will need…

  • 2 cups crushed graham crackers (that’s about half a box -I like the cinnamon)
  • 1 stick butter
  • 8oz cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 12oz container of whip cream (or be awesome and make your own)
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 pkg instant vanilla pudding
  • 1 pkg instant chocolate pudding

Step one:Crush the graham crackers. Crush the crud out of them, you basically want graham cracker dust. I used my potato masher to do this, though I also thought about using my meat tenderizer. Crush them however you want, just make sure you have a good time doing it.

Mississippi mud pie
Step two:
Melt your stick of butter and mix it in with the graham cracker dust. Press it into the glass with a fork and bake at 350 degrees for ten minutes.
graham cracker crust
Step three:
take your 8oz cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and 10oz of your whip cream container….
pie filling
….and mix them up in your awesome new kitchenaid mixer that your parents got you as an early birthday gift.
(whoop whoop!)
Kitchenaid mixer
Four:
Spread the mixture over your (cooled) crust.
layered pie
Five:
Mix together one package pudding and 1 1/2 cups milk
(be careful, the box says 2 cups milk, but we want ours thicker).
Spread it over the previous layer, then mix up your next pudding. By the time your done with the second one, the first pudding will be set.
pudding layers
mud pie
Six:
Spread remaining whip cream on top.
Mississippi pie
Seven:
Add some toothpicks and saran wrap and refrigerate overnight.
fridge pie

Eight:Enjoy…I know I will!

delicious pie

Now I’m off to a fabulous, kid free, all day date with the husband!

Ashley

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10 Comments

  1. I've never had it but it sounds delicious! Happy birthday! I'm your newest follower from The Girl Creative's Creative Blog Roll!

    Dianna
    craft-a-spell.blogspot.com

  2. Happy birthday!! So, I was wondering…I know this is really late notice, but would you mind if I used this recipe…or any other one for my cooking blog tomorrow? http://www.brittsapron.blogspot.com? I am doing 25 days of recipes, and I have 2 more days left and no one to offer up anymore recipes…I can always share another one of mine, but if you're willing could you? The checklist to do so is here: http://brittsapron.blogspot.com/2011/11/please-share-w-us.html Let me know, thanks!

  3. It's a favorite of mine too! I made it for some of my sibling's birthdays growing up. Some still request it, and now some of our kids do too! yummy!

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