Chocolate Mousse Pie - 1

Recipe Ingredients

		Crust
1 1/4 cups	182g / 6.4oz	Chocolate wafer crumbs
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Melted butter - or margarine
		Mousse
8 oz	227g	Semisweet chocolate - finely ground
1 oz	28g	Unsweetened chocolate - finely ground
4 oz	113g	Heavy whipping cream
6 tablespoons	90ml	Unsalted butter
2		Eggs - separated
		Bailey's Irish cream - optional

Recipe Instructions

CRUST:

Add butter to crumbs just until it will hold its shape when pressed into a pan. I'm sorry but I've never bothered to measure the butter!

MOUSSE:

Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks forms. Set aside. Heat the cream and butter in a heavy saucepan or double boiler over medium heat. When the butter is well-incorporated into the cream, add the chocolates. Stir off the heat until melted and well-blended. Add the egg yolks.

Quickly fold 1/4 of the chocolate mixture into the beaten whites, then fold the whites into the chocolate.

Fill the crust with the filling and refrigerate several hours. If you like you may add Bailey's Irish Cream to the filling to flavor and whip cream with a tiny bit of sugar and some Frangelico liqueur. Amaretto for the whipping cream is also nice. It's just a decadent final touch to an already-decadent dessert.

Source:
Tracy McCulloch

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