Mud Pie

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Ingredients

1 8 1/2 oz package of chocolate wafer
margarine
1 1/2 pints coffee ice cream softened
1/3 cup cocoa
1 1/3 cups heavy or whipping cream
vanilla extract
2 squares semisweet chocolate

Directions

Early in the day. Grind wafers to fine crumbs. In small saucepan over low heat, melt 1/2 cup margarine. Press mixture into bottom and sides of pie plate. Bake 375 for 10 minutes. Cool crust completely. Carefully spread coffee ice cream into crust; freeze until firm, about 1 1/2 hours. In a saucepan over medium heat, cook cocoa, 2/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup heavy cream, and 3 Tbsp. margarine until mixture is smooth and boils. Remove from heat; stir in 1 tsp vanilla. Cool mixture slightly pour over coffee ice cream. Return pie to freezer; freeze until firm. At least 1 hour. To Serve: beat remaining cream with 2 Tbsp sugar and 1 tsp vanilla until soft peaks form. Spread over pie. Garnish with chocolate curls.