Sky High Chocolate Mousse Pie
Oreos crushed into crumbs + melted butter. That’s it for the pie crust. Pre-bake the crust so it stays sturdy and intact. Let it cool completely. To save time, do this the night before. Or stick the crust in the freezer to cool down in a flash!
Next, the chocolate mousse. There are 3 parts to chocolate mousse. Chocolate, of course. Real baking chocolate! When testing this recipe for the first time, I used semi-sweet chocolate and found the mousse to be WAY too sweet. Reducing the sugar isn’t an option as it’s needed for the meringue, so unsweetened chocolate is the easy answer. Test recipe #2 with unsweetened chocolate was much better! Melt the chocolate with some butter and set aside. Next, a sweet whipped meringue. Literally the same exact thing we did in these hi-hat cupcakes. Combine this with the melted chocolate. Then fold in whipped cream.
These 3 items (melted chocolate + meringue + whipped cream) make the chocolate mousse. If you skip the pie and just eat the mousse, I totally will NOT judge. It’s light-as-air and remarkable with nothing more than a spoon.
Everything is made completely from scratch, but you’ll be happy to know none of that work is fussy. It just takes a little patience and I encourage you to read through the recipe before starting.
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INGREDIENTS
Crust
Mousse
Pinch of salt
PREPARATION
For Crust:
For Mousse:
Next, the chocolate mousse. There are 3 parts to chocolate mousse. Chocolate, of course. Real baking chocolate! When testing this recipe for the first time, I used semi-sweet chocolate and found the mousse to be WAY too sweet. Reducing the sugar isn’t an option as it’s needed for the meringue, so unsweetened chocolate is the easy answer. Test recipe #2 with unsweetened chocolate was much better! Melt the chocolate with some butter and set aside. Next, a sweet whipped meringue. Literally the same exact thing we did in these hi-hat cupcakes. Combine this with the melted chocolate. Then fold in whipped cream.
These 3 items (melted chocolate + meringue + whipped cream) make the chocolate mousse. If you skip the pie and just eat the mousse, I totally will NOT judge. It’s light-as-air and remarkable with nothing more than a spoon.
Everything is made completely from scratch, but you’ll be happy to know none of that work is fussy. It just takes a little patience and I encourage you to read through the recipe before starting.
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INGREDIENTS
Crust
- 21 chocolate sandwich cookies (such as Oreos)
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
Mousse
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
- 3 3/4 cups chilled whipping cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Chocolate shavings (optional)
PREPARATION
For Crust:
- 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.
For Mousse:
- 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.
- 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.)
- 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.
