Decadent Double Chocolate Mousse

This is not diet food! I've used it in chocolate cookie crusts as a mousse pie, just shave a chocolate bar on top. You might note that this is not a light and airy mousse, it is very rich and thick, which is just what I was looking for at the time.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 1 batch

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce)  milk chocolate candy bars
• 4  ounces  unsweetened chocolate
• 5  tablespoons water
• 2  tablespoons brandy or 2  tablespoons  rum extract
• 2  egg yolks
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

1. Break chocolate into pieces.
2. Melt with water over low heat and stir till smooth.
3. Remove from heat and blend in egg yolks and extract.
4. Add butter 1T at a time, stir till blended and cool slightly.
5. Whip cream till stiff peaks.
6. Carefully fold into chocolate mixture.
7. Chill 1 hour.
8. Serve in custard cups or in pie crust.