Chocolate Mousse

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 2 tablespoons boiling water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup hersheys cocoa powder
• 1/2 pint cold whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle gelatin over cold water in small bowl; let stand 1 minute to soften.
• 2 add boiling water; stir until gelatin is completely dissolved and mixture is clear.
• 3 cool slightly.
• 4 stir together sugar and cocoa in medium bowl; add whipping cream and vanilla.
• 5 beat at medium speed, scraping bottom of bowl occasionally, until mixture is stiff; pour in gelatin mixture and beat until well blended.
• 6 spoon into serving dishes.
• 7 refrigerate about 30 minutes.
• 8 -------chocolatemousse filled croissants------------.
• 9 prepare chocolate mousse according to directions.
• 10 cut 6 bakery croissants horizontally in half.
• 11 spread about 1/2 cup mousse onto each bottom half; replace with top half of croissant.
• 12 refrigerate about 30 minutes.
• 13 makes 6 servings.
• 14 ----------chocolatemousse parfaits----------.
• 15 prepare chocolate mousse according to directions.
• 16 alternately spoon mousse and sliced fresh fruit into parfait glasses.
• 17 refrigerate about 1 hour.
• 18 makes 5 to 6 servings.