Chilly Willies

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 dash salt
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• melted butter
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 to make the mousse: combine chocolate chips, vanilla, and salt in a food processor and mix 30 seconds with the steel blade.
• 2 heat cream to boiling, and with the processor going, add cream to chocolate. add egg yolks and process until smooth (about 10 seconds).
• 3 let mixture cool in the fridge until thickened.
• 4 to prepare the crepes: combine milk, flour, sugar, eggs, cocoa, melted butter and vanilla in a blender (do not use food processor). mix on low until combined; do not overblend. allow batter to stand covered at least 1 hour.
• 5 brush a 6- to 8-inch crepe pan with melted butter and place over medium heat. when butter sizzles, pour about 1/4 cup of crepe batter into pan; swirl and pour excess back into blender jar. cook until bottom darkens slightly and edges look dry. be careful--cocoa burns easily.
• 6 if desired, cook on reverse side approximately 1 minute. turn out onto damp paper toweling and repeat process until all the batter is used. grease the crepe pan as needed.
• 7 keep finished crepes covered with damp paper toweling.
• 8 to prepare chilly willies: put one heaping tablespoon of mousse on each finished crepe; roll up cigarette fashion. place on baking sheet and freeze.
• 9 when frozen, place in plastic bags and keep in the freezer until wanted.
• 10 chilly willies may be eaten as is for a snack, or they may be served with warm creme anglaise sauce as a special dessert. to prepare the sauce: beat egg yolks and sugar together until pale yellow and thick. heat cream to boiling point; slowly pour into the yolk mixture, beating constantly.
• 11 transfer to a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and coats a spoon (about 20 minutes). remove from heat, beat a minute and add vanilla.
• 12 to serve: remove chilly willies from freezer 10 minutes before serving time. place 2 on a dessert plate and spoon warm sauce over the top.
• 13 note: yes, this uses lots of egg yolks, leaving you with a dozen egg whites--enough to make a beautiful or chocolate angel food cake!