mud pie

noun

plural mud pies

1

: a rich dessert made with a usually chocolate cookie pie crust with several layers of sweet filling (as of brownie cake, pudding, and/or ice cream) and topped with whipped cream and sometimes chocolate sauce or nuts

This creamy, rich chocolate mud pie recipe is simply irresistible! You'll love the chocolate cookie crust and two-layer filling of brownies and homemade chocolate pudding. The luscious whipped cream topping is the perfect finishing touch …

—John Kanell

2

: a small pile of mud

especially : a child's creation made with mud and often other items from nature and typically intended to resemble a pie

Have them make a mud pie, place a seed in it and let it sit there. Dirty hands are no problem. Bath time is a problem.

—Clarence Schmidt

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 2