Chocolate Crunch Mud Pie

Ingredients

Crust:

• 1/3 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup Semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 1/2 cup crisped rice cereal

Filling:

• 3oz cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup milk
• 8oz frozen whipped topping thawed

Topping (optional)

• 1/2 cup heavy whipped cream

Direction:

Generously mist a 9 inch pie dish with non stick cooking spray set aside. Combine butter and chocolate chips in a large microwave bowl. Microwave on high for 1-2 min, stirring every 20 seconds intervals until melted. Add rice cereal and stir to coat evenly with chocolate mixture, Press mixture into prepared pie dish. freeze until firm.In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat next five ingredients until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. spoon mixture into prepared crust. Freeze until firm. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings or a dusting of cocoa powder.