MINI MOUSSE CHOCOLATE PIES

It is such a nice and handy thing to have a dessert that you can whip up in a matter of minutes (really!) and serve to your guests or your family knowing that it will wow them every time which is exactly what these little mini mousse pies will do. They are rich and chocolaty and will satisfy the chocolaholic’s craving for real chocolate that tastes rich but is also light and easy to eat. Because it’s so small, it won’t inspire as much guilt as, say, a big piece of chocolate cake or a brownie sundae, but it’s enough to satisfy a dessert lover’s sweet tooth while looking beautiful at the same time. I ask you, what more could you ask of a dessert than that?

And so, here is what it takes to create these marvelous, magical mini mousses:

1 package of Keebler’s small graham cracker pie shells (6)

1 large Hershey’s chocolate candy bar, melted and cooled

1 pint of heavy whipping cream, whipped

¼ C. powdered sugar

Chocolate candy sprinkles

1. Melt the Hershey’s chocolate bar in the microwave oven at medium power for 1 minute.

2. Whip the cream, adding the powdered sugar when it forms stiff peaks. Save some for topping.

3. Slowly add the melted chocolate to the whipped cream.

4. Spoon it into the graham cracker pie shells

5. Garnish the pies with whipped cream and sprinkle with the candy sprinkles or whatever you would like as a garnish.

I need to add a word of warning here, though: Because these are SO good, it’s easy to overdo on them so make sure you limit yourself to only one. They’re not only good, they’re TOO good. Also, it’s not a good idea to leave them sitting in the refrigerator at eye level where they are irresistible to even the most strong-willed dessert resister.

These are also so easy to make that you can turn the job over to a willing helper such as a husband, child or grandchild who would like to do something fun in the kitchen that will make them proud of themselves when you can say, “And guess who made the dessert for us tonight?” And he or she will say with a great big smile, “I did!”