German Chocolate Mousse

By dbfv101

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 1/3 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 ounces dark chocolate chips
• 4 cups frozen light whipped topping, thawed
• 1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut, toasted
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from find.myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation
1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan; let stand 2 minutes. Cook over medium-high heat to 180° or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil). Remove from heat, and add chocolate; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Stir until chocolate melts.

2. Pour chocolate mixture into a medium bowl; cover and chill 30 minutes or until set. Gently fold in whipped topping. Spoon about 2/3 cup mousse into each of 8 dessert bowls. Cover at least 2 hours or until set. Top each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons coconut and 1 1/2 teaspoons pecans.

Nutritional Information
Calories:
269
Fat:
16.3g (sat 10.8g,mono 4.3g,poly 1.1g)
Protein:
3.2g
Carbohydrate:
32.7g
Fiber:
2.5g
Cholesterol:
2mg
Iron:
1.5mg
Sodium:
38mg
Calcium:
53mg