Chocolate Irish Cream Mousse Pie

Name: Chocolate Irish Cream Mousse Pie
Ingredients: 2 cups [200 g] Chocolate Wafer Cookies or store-bought; 2 cups [200 g] Chocolate Wafer Cookies or store-bought; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; ¼ cup [60 g] Irish Cream; 2½ cups [600 g] heavy cream; 5 large egg yolks, at room temperature; ½ cup [100 g] granulated sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 10 oz [283 g] semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 10 oz [283 g] semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 1 recipe Whipped Cream or mascarpone variation; 1 recipe Whipped Cream or mascarpone variation

Preparation info

Makes •
one 9
in pie

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

It’s hard to say no to creamy chocolate mousse, especially after a long morning, and Irish cream makes this pretty much irresistible once 3 p.m. hits. If you would prefer to make it without the alcohol, omit the Irish cream from the ganache and use ⅓ cup [80 g] heavy cream instead.

Ingredients

Crust

2 cups [200 g] Chocolate Wafer Cookies or store-bought
3

Pie
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

1) For the Crust

Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F [180°C]. Grease a 9 in [23 cm] springform pan and line with a parchment sling.

2) Place the cookies in the bowl of a food processor and process u