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Chocolate Mousse Pie

Learn how to make this rich, creamy and decadent chocolate mousse cake, which is sure to become a crowd-pleaser at your next party or holiday get-together.

Prep Time
10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 534 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Chocolate Base
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 ½ cups chocolate crumbs
Filling
  • 30 large marshmallows
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup whipping or heavy cream
Optional Toppings
  • ¼ cup toffee bits or caramels, chopped
  • ¼ cup pecans, walnuts or peanuts chopped
  • ¼ cup M&M's, Rolos or your favorite chocolate candies mini or chopped if necessary
  • drizzle chocolate, caramel or strawberry sauce

Instructions

Chocolate Base
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  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add chocolate wafer crumbs. Stir until blended.
  3. Use cup or measuring cup to press crumbs into 9 or 9 ½ inch pie plate.
  4. Bake for 10 minutes and set aside on rack to cool.
Filling
  1. Combine marshmallows, milk, chocolate chips and brown sugar in a large saucepan on medium-low. Stir continuously until everything is melted and smooth.
  2. Pour contents into a bowl and refrigerate, scraping down sides of bowl and stirring regularly. Mixture needs to thicken. Once chocolate mixture will pile up without losing its shape prepare whipping cream.
  3. Beat cream in a small bowl until stiff peaks form.
  4. Remove cold chocolate mixture from fridge. Gently fold whipping cream into chocolate mixture.
  5. Once blended pour into your cooled pie shell.
Topping
  1. Sprinkle toffee bits, pecans or your candies of choice all over the top of the pie, if desired.
  2. Refrigerate and serve cold with a drizzle of sauce, if desired.

Notes

  • Make sure you don’t over whip the cream. Whipping it too much can cause the cream to split and become grainy. 
  • When combining the chocolate and the cream mixture, remember to use gentle folds to incorporate the batter. This will help keep the pie light and airy. 
  • Chocolate is the hero ingredient here, and the quality you use really makes a difference in how the pie turns out. Use the best quality chocolate chips you can find.
  • Use cold whipping cream to get the perfect mousse-like consistency. Also make sure the marshmallow-chocolate mixture has cooled down too, before you mix it with the cream. 
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  • Whip right: Make sure you don’t over whip the cream. Whipping it too much can cause the cream to split and become grainy. 
  • Fold, don’t mix: When combining the chocolate and the cream mixture, remember to use gentle folds to incorporate the batter. This will help keep the pie light and airy. 
  • Quality matters: Chocolate is the hero ingredient here, and the quality you use really makes a difference in how the pie turns out. Use the best quality chocolate chips you can find.
  • Chill it: Use cold whipping cream to get the perfect mousse-like consistency. Also make sure the marshmallow-chocolate mixture has cooled down too, before you mix it with the cream. 
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Nutrition Information

Calories 534kcal (27%) Carbohydrates 62g (21%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 32g (49%) Saturated Fat 19g (95%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 7g Trans Fat 0.5g Cholesterol 66mg (22%) Sodium 250mg (10%) Potassium 176mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 46g (92%) Vitamin A 819IU (16%) Vitamin C 0.2mg (0%) Calcium 73mg (7%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 534

% Daily Value*

Calories 534kcal 27%
Carbohydrates 62g 21%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 32g 49%
Saturated Fat 19g 95%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 0.5g 25%
Cholesterol 66mg 22%
Sodium 250mg 10%
Potassium 176mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 46g 92%
Vitamin A 819IU 16%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Calcium 73mg 7%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.