Chocolate Mousse Pie
- 13 ea Maraschino c maraschino cherries with stems, drained
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 5 ounces chocolate (semi-sweet) semi-sweet
- 23 package chocolate wafer cookies dark
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 8 large eggs separated
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 10 ounces chocolate unsweetened
- 2 ounces chocolate (semi-sweet) semi-sweet
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup coffee
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- Soak cherries in 1/2 cup brandy and place in freezer.
- Melt 5 ounces semisweet chocolate over hot water.
- When cherries are frozen, dry on paper towel and quickly dip, one at a time, into chocolate, swirling around by stem until completely covered.
- Chocolate will harden almost immediately.
- Place on waxed-paper- lined rack in refrigerator until ready to use.
- To make crust, grind wafers in blender until crumbs are very fine.
- Combine melted butter with crumbs and pat onto sides and bottom of buttered 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake at 325F 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Meanwhile, to make filling, combine egg yolks, 1 1/2 cups sugar, vanilla, salt and 1/2 cup brandy in top of double boiler.
- Place over simmering water and beat until pale yellow and thick, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from water and set aside.
- Melt unsweetened and 2 ounces semisweet chocolate in top of double boiler over hot water.
- When melted, remove from water and beat in softened butter, a bit at a time.
- Gradually beat chocolate into egg yolk mixture until smooth.
- Chocolate mixture will congeal and become very stiff.
- Beat in coffee.
- Beat egg whites (at room temperature) into soft peaks.
- Gradually beat in 3 tablespoons sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Beat 1 cup of beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture to thin, then carefully fold in remaining beaten egg whites until thoroughly incorporated.
- Whip cream until stiff and gently fold into chocolate mixture.
- Pour into prepared crust and chill overnight in refrigerator.
- Garnish with cherry cordials.
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Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chocolate-mousse-pie-47365 (may not work)