Chocolate Cream Mousse Pie Recipes

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9 inch springform pan with 2 3/4 inch sides.
• In a medium bowl, mix together crushed cookies and softened butter or margarine. Press mixture evenly into greased pan. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes, then allow to cool.
• Combine 1 cup cream, chocolate, vanilla extract, and salt, in the top of a double boiler. Heat until chocolate is fully melted and mixture is smooth. Alternatively, if you have a food processor, you can blend mixture by placing chocolate, vanilla extract, and salt, in processor bowl. Bring 1 cup cream to a boil on stovetop, then slowly pour cream into processor with blade running. Continue to process until mixture is smooth.
• Pour chocolate mixture into a bowl and cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
• In a large bowl, beat 2 cups chilled cream with 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture. Pour mixture into cooled crust.
• Chill pie at least 6 hours before serving. Prior to serving, beat remaining 1 cup cream with 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until stiff, then pipe onto top of pie with a star tip, or place a spoonful on top of each slice.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• For Crust: Combine crumbs and butter.
• Press on bottom and completely up sides of 10-inch springform pan.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes (or chill in freezer).
• For Filling: Soften chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water.
• Let cool to lukewarm (95°F).
• Add whole eggs and mix well.
• Add yolks and mix until thoroughly blended.
• Whip cream with powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
• Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
• Stir a little of the cream and whites into chocolate mixture to lighten.
• Fold in remaining cream and whites until completely incorporated.
• Turn into crust and chill at least 6 hours or, preferably, overnight.
• For Leaves: Melt chocolate and shortening in top of double boiler.
• Using spoon, generously coat underside of Camellia or other waxy leaves.
• Chill or freeze until firm.
• Whip remaining 2 cups cream with sugar to taste until quite stiff.
• Loosen crust on all sides using sharp knife; remove springform.
• Spread all but about 1/2 cup cream over top of mousse.
• Pipe remaining cream into rosettes in center of pie.
• Separate chocolate from leaves, starting at stem end of leaf.
• Arrange in overlapping pattern around rosettes.
• Cut pie into wedges with thin sharp knife.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• Blend together the pudding mix and milk until thickened (5 minutes).
• Fold in whipped topping.
• Spoon into crust.
• Chill 2-3 hours.
• If desired, top with additional whip cream and chocolate curls before serving.