Chocolate Mousse Pie

Updated Aug. 22, 2024

Total Time
15 minutes, plus overnight refrigeration
Rating
4(49)
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Ingredients

Yield:1 pie or 16 small individual soufflé dishes
  • 12eggs, separated
  • cups sugar plus 3 tablespoons
  • 2teaspoons vanilla
  • ¼teaspoon salt
  • ¾cup brandy
  • 15ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 3ounces semisweet chocolate
  • 1cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • ¾cup coffee
  • cups heavy cream
  • Chocolate crust
Ingredient Substitution Guide
Nutritional analysis per serving (14 servings)

663 calories; 50 grams fat; 30 grams saturated fat; 1 gram trans fat; 15 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 38 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 29 grams sugars; 10 grams protein; 119 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Beat yolks in top of double boiler with 1½ cups sugar, vanilla, salt and brandy, over simmering water, until mixture is thick. Remove from water and set aside.

  2. Step 2

    Melt chocolates over hot water or over direct heat, carefully. Remove; beat in butter a little at a time. Gradually beat chocolate into yolks until mixture is smooth. Beat in coffee.

  3. Step 3

    Beat whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in 3 tablespoons sugar until stiff peaks form. Beat one cup of whites into chocolate mixture to thin it. Then fold in remaining whites until well blended.

  4. Step 4

    Whip cream until stiff and fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into prepared crust and chill overnight in refrigerator.

  5. Step 5

    Or spoon mixture into 16 individual souffle dishes, each holding less than ⅛ cup.

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Comments

I only wish I had realized the quantity if ingredients I purchased was more than I had ever purchased for a single recipe. By the time I had followed the directions to a T I felt like my kitchen was drowning in chocolate mousse. I filled one pie shell...larger than even called for...and then filled every empty glass in my cupboard to use up the rest. Divide by 3 for a normal pie.

This is for a spring form pan. Divide by 3 for a normal pie.

Way too much for one pie!

But truly delicious. Makes 3 pies worth, easily.

This is delicious. And more mousse than most people will need, so heed the other reviews. This filled one 9” spring form (with a graham cracker crust) five ramekins, two espresso cups, and three plastic cocktail cups. My guess is you could fill at least 3-4 regular pie plates with the recipe as is. Next time will cut in at least half.

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