Frozen Chocolate Mousse Pie
- 1 sheet refrigerated pie crust dough
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, plus more for topping
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon chocolate cream liqueur
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 quart heavy cream
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch pie plate with the pie crust dough; crimp the edges as desired.
- Prick holes in the bottom of the pie shell.
- Bake in the oven 11 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let cool.
- Combine the chocolate chips, milk and chocolate liqueur in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Cook, stirring, until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Let the chocolate sauce cool.
- Combine the confectioners' sugar and heavy cream in a mixing bowl.
- Whip with a mixer to make whipped cream.
- Gently fold about 1 cup of the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate sauce.
- Gently fold the remaining whipped cream in two to three more batches.
- Pour the mousse mixture into the pie shell.
- Add chocolate chips to the top of the pie.
- Cover with plastic wrap and freeze a few hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch pie plate with the pie crust dough; crimp the edges as desired.
- Prick holes in the bottom of the pie shell.
- Bake in the oven 11 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let cool.
- Combine the chocolate chips, milk and chocolate liqueur in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Cook, stirring, until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Let the chocolate sauce cool.
- Combine the confectioners' sugar and heavy cream in a mixing bowl.
- Whip with a mixer to make whipped cream.
- Gently fold about 1 cup of the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate sauce.
- Gently fold the remaining whipped cream in two to three more batches.
- Pour the mousse mixture into the pie shell.
- Add chocolate chips to the top of the pie.
- Cover with plastic wrap and freeze a few hours or overnight.
- Photograph by Gentl & Hyers
dough, chocolate chips, milk, chocolate cream liqueur, vanilla, sugar, heavy cream
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/frozen-chocolate-mousse-pie-recipe2.html (may not work)