Monthly Archives: July 2014

Jul 6

Easy Chocolate Mousse

Death by Chocolate Mousse

 Recipe by DEME        READY IN 7 hr

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 1 9-inch pie 
  • 21 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup heavy cream, chilled
  • 1/4 cup white sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9 inch springform pan with 2 3/4 inch sides.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together crushed cookies and softened butter or margarine. Press mixture evenly into greased pan. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes, then allow to cool.
  3. Combine 1 cup cream, chocolate, vanilla extract, and salt, in the top of a double boiler. Heat until chocolate is fully melted and mixture is smooth. Alternatively, if you have a food processor, you can blend mixture by placing chocolate, vanilla extract, and salt, in processor bowl. Bring 1 cup cream to a boil on stovetop, then slowly pour cream into processor with blade running. Continue to process until mixture is smooth.
  4. Pour chocolate mixture into a bowl and cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
  5. In a large bowl, beat 2 cups chilled cream with 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture. Pour mixture into cooled crust.
  6. Chill pie at least 6 hours before serving. Prior to serving, beat remaining 1 cup cream with 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until stiff, then pipe onto top of pie with a star tip, or place a spoonful on top of each slice.
Jul 5

4th of July Drinks

These drinks are so easy and fun. They are perfect for 4th of July or any other occasion, you can use any drink you want the sugar content vs. density changes it all and makes it layer.

You will need:

Cran-Apple Juice (32g of sugar)

Blue Gatorade (21g of sugar)

SoBe Fuji Apple Pear (0g of sugar)

Clear Cups

Straws

Directions:

  1. Fill clear cups with ice
  2. Fill ice cups with Cran-Apple Juice (highest sugar content) 1/3 of the cup
  3. over a spoon pour the gatorade (lower sugar content) 1/3 of the cup so there is still room for the next 1/3 of the drink
  4. Wash the spoon off
  5. Pour the Fiji Apple Pear Juice (lowest sugar content) over the spoon slowly the last 1/3 of the way.
  6. Pop a straw in and enjoy!