45 Stories High Java Fudge Ice Cream Pie

Ingredients

14 ounces (1 1/2 packages) chocolate wafer cookies
1/4 cup granulated sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted
3 quarts coffee ice cream, softened
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 cups chocolate fudge sauce, homemade or store bought
1 cup chopped pecans
Whipped cream for garnish

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Place the cookies the bowl of a food processor and process until you have fine crumbs. Add the sugar and pulse a few times to combine. Pour into a bowl and add the melted butter, mixing well until the mixture has the texture of moist sand. Press into a deep dish 9-inch pie plate and bake for 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely.

When crust has cooled, spread 1 cup of chocolate fudge sauce along the bottom and up the sides. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.

Place softened ice cream in a large bowl and mix in chocolate chips. Spoon the ice cream into the pie crust, smoothing it with a spatula to form a high mound. Freeze for several hours.

Spread the rest of the fudge sauce over the top and sides of the ice cream, and top with chopped pecans. Freeze for at least 8 hours or overnight.

Serve on chilled plates, garnished with whipped cream.

Serves 6-8, depending upon how traumatized you are.