Mississippi Mud Pie Recipe

"Mississippi mud pies come in all shapes and sizes: No two are exactly alike They can have one layer, or five, and include ice cream or meringue, a flourless cake, nuts, fudge sauce and even brownie This version, inspired by the towering beauty made by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito of Baked in Brooklyn and written about in their book, "Baked Explorations," features a graham cracker base, a dense brownie, chocolate custard and whipped cream..."

INGREDIENTS
About 15 whole graham crackers
1/4 cup/50 grams granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
8 tablespoons/114 grams (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
8 tablespoons/114 grams (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
6 ounces/170 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup/67 grams dark brown sugar
1/3 cup/33 grams Dutch-processed cocoa powder, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3 large eggs, separated
1/2 cup/100 grams granulated sugar
1/4 cup/32 grams all-purpose flour
4 ounces/113 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons/29 grams unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup/100 grams granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup/25 grams Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1/4 cup/28 grams cornstarch
2 cups/480 milliliters whole milk
4 large egg yolks
1 1/2 cups/360 milliliters cold heavy cream
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