Coffee-Chocolate Mud Pie is delectable! Smooth, creamy and rich chocolate, coffee and vanilla ice cream in every single bite — with a most delicious Oreo cookie crust on the bottom and sprinkled between the flavors. 
My dad turned 80 last week. 80! And to think I remember being a kid and thinking he was old when he was 40! Oh my goodness, what was I thinking!?
Think of every positive, loving adjective you can, and my dad’s all that. Plus, he’s the most youthful, active 80-year-old in existence.
My dad doesn’t have a day without an hour with the LA Times and his dog at the local coffee shop, a hike and/or a visit to the Malibu Lagoon, a couple of hours restoring part of the house, or editing his nature photographs on his computer. And throughout all of this, he’s also caring for my mom, keeping in touch with his many good friends, cooking and gardening.
Does this guy deserve a good birthday dinner or what!? So I invited a couple of his closest friends to join our family in celebrating him and to enjoy a meal together.
These Individual Coffee-Chocolate Mud Pies with Espresso Chocolate Sauce were dessert, and they were out of this world.
Really and truly, each and every bite was savored.
I mean, look at those scrumptious layers in this Coffee-Chocolate Mud Pie!
(We’ll work our way backwards and next week I’ll share the main course.)
The recipe is below, but you might want to check this out first . . . as I was getting ready to publish this, I looked back in my archives to see all of the times I’ve shared — via food — how great my dad is. Click here to all the recipes relating to my dad’s brithdays.
Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or not, enjoy every single delectable bite of this Coffee-Chocolate Mud Pie!
- 1½ dozen Oreos
- 1½ tablespoons instant espresso powder I like Medaglia D' Oro
- 1 pint coffee ice cream
- 1 pint chocolate ice cream
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- about ¾ cup Espresso-Chocolate Sauce Here's the recipe.
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Add the Oreos to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Blend until you have a fine powder, about 30 seconds. Pour the ground Oreos into a mixing bowl and stir in the espresso powder. Set aside.
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Loosely cover a 12 cup muffin pan with a few pieces of plastic wrap -- they should be quite large. Now very gently use your hands to push the plastic wrap into each cup -- don't' worry if they don't lay directly against the surface.
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Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons of the Oreo-espresso mixture into each cup.
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Soften the coffee ice cream -- either by leaving it out at room temp for about 20 minutes, or in the microwave for about 15 seconds. Evenly distribute the coffee ice cream between the 12 muffin cups, about 1 to 2 tablespoons each. Use the back of a spoon to smooth it out.
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Sprinkle this with another couple of teaspoons of the Oreo-espresso mixture.
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Place the muffin pan in the freezer until the coffee ice cream has solidified. Then repeat this process with the chocolate ice cream, followed by the vanilla ice cream -- but after the vanilla, add the melted butter to the remaining Oreo mixture before adding it to each one. The last ice cream layer might rise above the top of the muffin ring, and that's okay. The will be more of a crust and should have a bit more of the mixture than the inner layers.
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Place a piece of parchment paper over the muffin pan and then warp it tightly with plastic wrap.
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Place a baking sheet over this and weight it down in the freezer. (I use ice packs, but you can also use cans of food.) This will ensure the layers of the mud pie are nicely adhered together. Freeze for at least 30 minutes.
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When you're ready to serve, you can cut the plastic wrap around each muffin cup and then gently unwrap the frozen dessert and place it, round side up on a serving plate. They will not be perfect looking!
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Drizzle each one with a bit of the Espresso-Chocolate Sauce and serve!
Leslie Macchiarella says
May 24, 2015 at 7:41 pmI think I need a chocolate coffee mud pie right about now…with perhaps an extra dollop of espresso chocolate sauce. Looks fabulous! And I love your dad stories. So sweet all the way ’round!
valentina says
May 24, 2015 at 10:47 pmThanks so much, Leslie! XO
Neil Weiner says
May 25, 2015 at 3:34 amValentina,
Very “sweet” on all levels. Your dad and your words are very special! He deserves all these accolades!
valentina says
May 25, 2015 at 8:58 amThanks, Neil! XOXO
David says
May 25, 2015 at 7:06 amWhat a great recipe and such a loving tribute to your father! Happy 80th and many more!
valentina says
May 25, 2015 at 8:58 amThank you, David. I can only hope I’m as cool and as active when I’m 80. 🙂
Christina @ Christina's Cucina says
May 25, 2015 at 10:10 amHappy belated birthday to your dad, Valentina! My dad will be 80 next year, and I can hardly believe it. This dessert looks like it has my name written all over it!! WOW! Perfect for a big celebration. Sharing on my page today!
valentina says
October 17, 2017 at 10:27 pmThank you, Christina! Happy 80th to your dad, too! 🙂
Hof ter Zielbeek says
May 26, 2015 at 1:24 amHi Valentina, being active at 80 is really wonderful, really happy to read it. Meanwhile, thanks a lot for posting this recipe.
valentina says
May 26, 2015 at 8:29 pmThank YOU for checking it out. 🙂
Leslie says
May 26, 2015 at 7:38 amI hope dad had a happy birthday! This looks delish! I’m a chocolate fiend & I think this would be perfect for craving days!
valentina says
May 26, 2015 at 8:27 pmThanks, Leslie. I have “craving days” everyday! 😉
Coco in the Kitchen says
May 29, 2015 at 8:52 amI’m drooling just looking at these pics and you make it look too easy to make them, V.
Happy birthday to your Papa! xo
valentina says
May 29, 2015 at 1:31 pmAwww thank you Colette! You could whip these up in not time! 🙂
Coco says
June 25, 2018 at 12:56 pmThanks for reminding me of this divine dessert in your recent post. I have to make it!
valentina says
July 1, 2018 at 9:30 pmThank YOU! Enjoy! 🙂
Joanna says
June 8, 2015 at 1:43 pmCoffee and chocolate? Looks nothing less to me than perfect!
valentina says
June 8, 2015 at 2:31 pmThanks Joanna! It’s delicious. 🙂