Mocha Mousse Brownies
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Chocolate is one of my favorite foods, and these dark chocolate goodies are the perfect pairing of coffee-flavored mousse and fudge brownie. My friends and family love them.
SERVINGS: 24
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 40 min. Bake: 15 min. + chilling
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- MOCHA MOUSSE:
- 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Directions:
In a saucepan over low heat, melt the chips and butter; pour into a large mixing bowl. Beat in sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine hot water and coffee granules; add to chocolate mixture. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking powder; gradually beat into chocolate mixture.
Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (brownies will be thin). Cool on a wire rack.
For mousse, in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth; beat in milk and melted chips. In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Cook and stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in coffee granules until dissolved.
In a small mixing bowl, beat whipping cream until slightly thickened. Beat in gelatin. Fold into cream cheese mixture. Spread over brownies. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until set. Cut into squares. Yield: 2 dozen.