Triple Chocolate Mousse Bars
- cooking spray
- 12 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 34 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (unsifted)
- 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 12 cups heavy cream
- 23 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 8 ounces white chocolate chips (or coarsely chopped chunks)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- Prepare crunch cookie crurst first: Preheat oven to 350F Use 13 x 9 x 2-in baking dish.
- If using glass, lightly spray pan with cooking spray.
- If using metal, line pan with aluminum foil, extending foil past short sides of pan, lightly spray foil.
- In large bowl, beat butter, confectioner's sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until fluffy, with electric mixer at medium speed, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Then with mixer on low speed, beat in cocoa powder, then flour, to form moist crumbs, about 1 minute.
- Sprinkle over bottom of prepared pan and press into an even layer.
- Bake 12 minutes or until cookie crust looks dry and set.
- Remove pan to cooling rack.
- Filling: Place chocolate chips in large bowl.
- In small saucepan heat cream until simmering then pour over semisweet chocolate chips.
- Stir until chips are melted.
- Whisk in sugar, vanilla and eggs until blended.
- Spread over crust.
- Bake 32 minutes or until edgs have risen slightly higher than middle (center will be soft yet set).
- Glaze topping: Can be prepared on the stovetop or in the microwave.
- On stovetop, melt white chocolate and shortening in saucepan and stil until smooth.
- In microwave, microwave white chocolate and shortening at 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- Pour over filling and gently spread evenly across surface.
- Refrigerate until cold and set, about 2 hours.
- If using glass pan, you can slice bars in pan.
- If using metal, lift foil by ends and transfer to cutting board.
- Cut lengthwise into 4 strips then cut each strip crosswise into 6 bars.
- You may wish to cut the bars even smaller, as this is VERY rich.
- If desired, dust tops with additional cocoa powder.
- Cooking time does not include 2 hours refrigeration.
cooking spray, unsalted butter, powdered sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, cocoa, flour, semisweet chocolate chips, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, eggs, white chocolate chips, vegetable shortening
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/triple-chocolate-mousse-bars-283553 (may not work)