Chocolate Mousse Pie

Name: Chocolate Mousse Pie
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 21 chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos); 1/4 cup room temperature unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 12 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 3 3/4 cup chilled whipping cream; 1/4 cup sugar

sarah_8p @cook_3807165

so delicious and easy to make! even the worst baker will win over friends and family with this recipe!

sarah_8p @cook_3807165

so delicious and easy to make! even the worst baker will win over friends and family with this recipe!

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Ingredients

8 servings

21chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos)
1/4 cuproom temperature unsalted butter, cut into pieces
12 ozsemisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 tspvanilla extract
1 pinchsalt
3 3/4 cupchilled whipping cream
1/4 cupsugar

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350degrees F.
2

Butter 9-inch springform own with 2 3/4 inch-high sides.
3

Finely grind cookies in processor. Add butter and process until moisture is evenly moistened.
4

Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan to form crust.
5

Bake crust 5 minutes. Transfer crust to rack and cool completely.
6

Combine chocolate, vanilla and salt in processor.
7

Bring 1 cup cream to boil in heavy small saucepan.
8

With processor running, gradually pour hot cream through feed tube and process until chocolate is melted and smooth.
9

Transfer mixture into large bowl and cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
10

Beat 2 cups cream and sugar in large bowl to stiff peaks.
11

Fold into chocolate mixture.
12

Pour mousse into prepared crust and chill until set (about 6 hours or overnight)
13

Beat remaining 3/4 cream in medium bowl to firm peaks. Transfer to pastry bag and decorate chocolate cake. Garish with chocolate shavings.