My Favorite Birthday Tradition: Mississippi Mud

Today is my birthday! I'm 27, cause I know your wondering : )
So in celebration, I thought I would share my favorite birthday tradition...Mississippi Mud. Pie, that is...or cake...neither really. I don't know what you would call it. Desert. Birthday desert. 
Ever since I can remember I have had Mississippi Mud on my birthday. I've never really liked cake so this was a welcome tradition. Hold the gasps of disbelief please...I don't hate cake. It's cake afterall, not bananas.  But I don't like cake either, its just...whatever. Not worth it. And in case you didn't catch that, I really really hate bananas. I don't even like other people to eat them near me. That mushy, smacking, horrible banana sound makes my skin crawl...
Moving on.
My mom always made it for me, then when I got married and moved away, my husband did. Sweet, aren't they?So here is the super easy recipe...with pictures, of course, because pictures make everything better.
You will need...
2 cups crushed graham crackers (that's about half a box -I like the cinnamon)1 stick butter8oz cream cheese1 1/2 cups powdered sugar12oz container of whip cream (or be awesome and make your own)3 cups milk1 pkg instant vanilla pudding1 pkg instant chocolate pudding
Step one:Crush the graham crackers. Crush the crud out of them, you basically want graham cracker dust. I used my potato masher to do this, though I also thought about using my meat tenderizer. Crush them however you want, just make sure you have a good time doing it.

Step two: 

Melt your stick of butter and mix it in with the graham cracker dust. Press it into the glass with a fork and bake at 350 degrees for ten minutes.

Step three:

take your 8oz cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and 10oz of your whip cream container....

....and mix them up in your awesome new kitchenaid mixer that your parents got you as an early birthday gift.

(whoop whoop!)

Four:

Spread the mixture over your (cooled) crust.

Five:

Mix together one package pudding and 1 1/2 cups milk

(be careful, the box says 2 cups milk, but we want ours thicker).

Spread it over the previous layer, then mix up your next pudding. By the time your done with the second one, the first pudding will be set.

Six:

Spread remaining whip cream on top. 

Seven: 

Add some toothpicks and saran wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Eight:Enjoy...I know I will!

Now I'm off to a fabulous, kid free, all day date with the husband!


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