Chocolate Mousse Pie
A decadent chocolate mousse pie with an Oreo cookie crust, filled with silky chocolate mousse and topped with whipped cream rosettes. This elegant dessert combines rich chocolate with light, airy texture for a perfect special occasion treat.
Ingredients
- •21 whole chocolate sandwich cookies
- •¼ cup unsalted butter
- •12 ounces semisweet chocolate
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1 pinch salt
- •3¾ cups whipping cream
- •¼ cup sugar
- •1 to taste chocolate shavings
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Finely grind cookies in processor. Add butter and process until mixture is evenly moistened. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan to form thin crust. Bake crust 5 minutes. Transfer crust to rack and cool completely.
20 min
- 2.
Combine chocolate, vanilla and salt in processor. Bring 1 cup cream to boil in heavy small saucepan. With processor running, gradually pour hot cream through feed tube and process until chocolate is melted and smooth. Transfer mixture to large bowl. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
15 min
- 3.
Beat 2 cups cream and sugar in large bowl to stiff peaks. Fold into chocolate mixture. Pour mousse into prepared crust. Chill until set, about 6 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.)
360 min
- 4.
Beat remaining 3/4 cup cream in medium bowl to firm peaks. Transfer to pastry bag fitted with medium star tip. Pipe rosettes of cream around edge of cake. Garnish with chocolate shavings.
15 min
