Chocolate Mousse Pie
Source of Recipe
Lee's Kitchen
List of Ingredients
- 1 Baked single crust 10" pie shell
- 2 Cups whipping cream
- 2 Cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2/3 Cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 Cup super-fine white sugar
- 4 Large egg yolks, beaten
- 4 Tbl coffee flavored liquer
- GARNISH
- Sweetened whipped cream
- Cocoa
Instructions
- In a heavy, non-stick saucepan (at least 2 quart size) combine whipping cream, chocolate, sugar, butter and beaten eggs.
- Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until ingredients are well blended, sugar is dissolved and chocolate is melted. Mixture will thicken somewhat.
- Add coffee flavored liquer.
- Pour chocolate mixture into a metal mixing bowl set onto a bed of ice. Place into refrigerator.
- Stir mixture frequently until it is very thick and difficult to stir.
- Once chocolate mixture is very thick, beat with electric mixer at high speed for 3 or 4 minutes until mixture is light and fluffy.
- Spoon mixture into prepared pie shell and smooth with spatula.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 5 hours.
- Pipe sweetened whipped cream onto top of pie. Dust lightly with cocoa prior to serving.
Final Comments
This is very rich, so serving pieces can be small. Serves 8-10
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