CHART HOUSE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE PIE Recipe

Ingredients

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• 1 1/2 cup Oreo cookies broken into rough chunks; use the whole cookie, including the white cream filling shopping list
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted shopping list
• ***FOR MOUSSE FILLING *** shopping list
• 18 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bits shopping list
• 6 egg yolks shopping list
• 5 egg whites shopping list
• 2 cups heavy cream shopping list
• To make the crust: Place cookie chunks in the bowl of a food processor and process until you have crumbs. Add the melted butter and process again until well mixed. shopping list
• Spray a 9-inch spring-form pan with nonstick cooking spray. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan and about 2 inches up the sides. shopping list
• Freeze to set while you prepare the mousse filling. shopping list
• To make the filling: Place the chocolate bits in a heavy glass or ceramic bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, then stir and microwave again until the chocolate has melted completely. shopping list
• (If you prefer, you can place the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of water that is steaming - but not boiling - and let it melt, stirring occasionally.) shopping list
• Stir the egg yolks into the melted chocolate. shopping list
• Place the egg whites in a clean, dry mixing bowl. Beat, using a wire whisk, until soft peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mix, one third at a time. shopping list
• Place the cream in the mixing bowl you used for the egg whites and, using the wire whisk, beat the cream until it is stiff and not at all grainy. Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture. shopping list
• Pour the mousse into the reserved crumb crust. Freeze again until firm and set, about three or four hours. shopping list
• To cut portions cleanly, use a sharp knife. Dip the knife into hot water and dry it off before you make each slice. shopping list