Frozen Coffee-Fudge Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST
1 cup Oreo cookie crumbs
1 tbps. butter or 1 margarine, melted
1 large egg, lightly beaten
cooking spray
FOR THE FILLING
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1 tablespoon boiling water
3/4 cup fat-free hot fudge topping, divided (such as Smucker's)
4 cups low-fat coffee ice cream
9 chocolate-covered coffee beans (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
TO PREPARE THE CRUST: Combine first 3 ingredients, and toss with a fork until moist. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350F for 8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Place crust in freezer.
TO PREPARE FILLING: Place a large bowl in freezer. Combine coffee granules and boiling water in a small bowl; stir until coffee dissolves. Add 3 tablespoons fudge toppng; stir well. Set asside.
Spoon ice cream into chilled bowl, and stir in fudge topping mixture. Spoon ice cream mixture into chilled crust; freeze 30 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap; freeze 4 hours or until set. Place pie in refrigerator 20 minutes before serving to soften. Serve pie with 9-tablespoons fudge topping, and garnish with coffee beans, if desired.