Chocolate Mousse Bar

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: one hour, 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 40 wafers)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
one (6 ounces) package semisweet chocolate chips (one cup)
three eggs
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
Chocolate Topping:
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
one Tbsp shortening

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan with non-stick foil.

In a double-boiler, warm whipping cream and chocolate chips. Stir until melted and smooth. Remove top of double-boiler to a trivot or pad and let chocolate chilled at least five minutes. It needs to stay lukewarm and liquid.

Merge vanilla wafer crumbs with melted butter until well-mixed. Press in to the bottom of the baking pan. Bake for ten minutes.

Bake 25 to 35 minutes. Middle ought to be slightly puffed up and ought to spring back when lightly touched. Set on a rack to chilled at least 15 minutes while making the chocolate topping.

In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, and salt until light and foamy. While constantly stirring, gradually add melted chocolate to the egg mixture. Pour mousse mixture in to baking pan on top of the baked crust.

To make topping, melt chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double-boiler, stirring until smooth. Spread on top of cooled mousse bars. Refrigerate at least hours to firm up before cutting in to bars and serving.

Yield: 16 to 24 chocolate mousse bars, depending on cut size