Chocolate Mousse Crepes With Chocolate Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 chocolate crepes, cook according to instructions, 6 inch crepes (chocolate dessert crepes, you can have these ready in your freezer)
• 1/4 lb bittersweet chocolate or 1/4 lb semisweet chocolate, cut in chunks
• 1/4 lb unsalted butter
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 lb bittersweet chocolate or 1/4 lb semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups table cream
• 1/4 cup dark rum or 1/4 cup brandy
• 2 cups cream, whipped

Recipe

• 1 mousse: over low heat stir and melt chocolate with the butter until mixture is completely smooth.
• 2 mix in egg yolks, combine well, cool.
• 3 beat the egg whites until fluffy, gradually add sugar and continue beating until the whites form stiff peaks fold in chocolate mixture and chill until the mousse is set (apprx 1 hour).
• 4 chocolate sauce: over low heat cook & stir the chocolate with the butter & cream, cook until completely smooth.
• 5 remove from heat, stir in the brandy or rum.
• 6 chill until ready to serve.
• 7 to assemble: lay out 6 dessert plates and spoon 3 tbsp of chocolate sauce on each.
• 8 divide the mousse between the 12 crepes, fold crepes in from both sides to form a cylinder and place 2 on each dessert plate.
• 9 drizzle with remaining chocolate sauce.
• 10 top with whipped cream.