On my last trip to Hawaii, my family and I went to Kona and ate at Big Island Grill. The food was delicious, but what I loved the most was the “Kona Pie”. Kona Pie is rich creamy mocha almond fudge ice cream piled high on an Oreo cookie crust, topped with fresh homemade whipped cream, hot fudge, and macadamia nuts! Yum! We went back several times to this restaurant just for the Kona Pie! Since I have been home, my husband and I have had cravings for Kona Pie many times. I knew this would have to be my next dessert for my blog. Since there is no recipe from the Big Island Grill, I made my own. It is super easy with only 3 ingredients! I hope you like it as much as I do!
To start, get 2 packages of Oreo cookies and put them in the food processor. This will make the cookies the perfect texture for the crust. Put the cookies into a bowl and add 2 sticks of melted butter. Mix it all together and spread out over the bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Put it into the freezer and freeze for several hours.
Take one gallon of mocha almond fudge ice cream and let it melt slightly enough to mix. Mix it all up and put it on top of the cookie crust. Make sure you press all of the ice cream down so there are no air pockets. Put it back in the freezer and freeze over night.
Next, whip up some whip cream and cover the top of the pie. When you are ready to serve, you can pour fudge and sprinkle macadamia nuts over the entire pie, or individual slices.
Enjoy!
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Mississippi mud pie, can you just taste it? The crisp Oreo crust, the deliciously fudgy, flourless cake, layered with a thick and creamy, decadent chocolate pudding and topped with a fluffy, sweet whipped cream. If you’re looking for an extra special dessert to really impress your guests, I encourage you to try this Mississippi Mud Pie! For a chocolate lover like me it doesn’t get any better than this!
This was the first time I have every made a Mississippi Mud Pie. The recipe for Mississippi mud pie is long and intimidating, but was actually very easy! It just has a lot of steps and looks long but don”t be scared of it because if I can do it, anyone can! It tasted delicious, was probably the best dessert I have ever eaten! I only wish I had gotten a nicer slice, but at least you get to see the layers and how yummy it looks!
Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart
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I really hope you get a chance to make this Mississippi Mud pie, it is delicious!!
ENJOY!!
Shamene
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Some things you have to take on faith. For example, I’ve come to accept that custard pies baked in Hawaii taste different from those elsewhere. This is based not on empirical evidence, but on the many, many inquiries I’ve received from my Hawaiian husband missing “Da good kine” custard pie! My husband grew up on the Big Island and over there they have a Thanksgiving tradition of eating Custard Pie along with the traditional pumpkin pie and apple pie. I have been a Calfornia girl all my life and have yet to see, let alone try a custard pie! I knew this Thanksgiving I would bring a little bit of the Island back to my husband and make him a Custard pie like the kind he ate back home!
My husband loved this custard pie and it measured up to his Hawaiian standards! It was sweet and creamy with a homemade flaky crust. This pie was seriously gone in one night!! This was my first time eating custard pie. It was so good that I think it will be making a reappearance this Thanksgiving!
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recipe adapted from Linda Baily
I hope you like this pie as much as I did! It would be a great addition to any Thanksgiving dessert table!
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Enjoy!
Shamene
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