Mocha Mousse Brownies

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Ingredients

  • Mocha Mousse:
  • 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbs sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 2 tbs instant coffee granules
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 2 tbs instant coffee granules
  • 1 pkg (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Preparation

Step 1

In a saucepan over low heat, melt the chips and butter; pour into a mixing bowl. Beat in sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine hot water and coffee granules; add to chocolate mixture. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking powder; beat into chocolate mixture.
Spread into a greased 13 x 9 baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (brownies will be thin). Cool on a wire rack.
For mousse, in a saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. cook and stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in coffee granules until dissolved.
In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth; beat in milk and melted chips. In a chilled mixing bowl, beat whipping cream and gelatin mixture until soft peaks form. Fold into cream cheese mixture. Spread over brownies. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm. Cut into squares.