Mocha Cream Cheese Mousse Recipe

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If you and your sweetie could use some tasty TLC, put together this mouthwatering mousse. It satisfies a chocolate-coffee craving, and the cream cheese adds velvety richness.—Beth Allard, Belmont, New Hampshire

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Mocha Cream Cheese Mousse Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon half-and-half cream
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipped cream and chocolate curls

Directions

In a small bowl, microwave the chocolate chips, half-and-half cream and coffee granules at 80% power for 45-60 seconds or until chips are melted; stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
In another bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Add cream cheese and vanilla to cooled chocolate mixture; beat until smooth. Fold in whipped cream.
Spoon into serving dishes. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate curls. Yield: 2 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup (calculated without garnishes) equals 771 calories, 64 g fat (39 g saturated fat), 168 mg cholesterol, 175 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Mocha Cream Cheese Mousse in Country Woman February/March 2012, p32