Chocolate mousse pie, The Prime Rib

The Prime Rib's chocolate mousse pie Makes: 1 pie For the pie crust: 18 Oreo cookies

1 tablespoon melted butter

For the chocolate mousse filling:

2 eggs

1 cup heavy cream

2 ounces powdered sugar

7 ounces dark chocolate

To make the crust, finely crush the Oreo cookies (by hand or with a food processor). Add melted butter. Mix butter and cookies together. Press mixture in pie tin, then tefrigerate until needed

To make the mousse, place the dark chocolate in double boiler to melt. Whip heavy cream and powdered sugar together until thick. Separate egg whites from the yolks. Fluff egg whites until thick. Blend chocolate and the egg yolks. Fold chocolate mixture into egg whites. Fold all into the heavy cream. Add to pie shell. Refrigerate.

Courtesy of the Prime Rib

August 16, 2012