Mocha Mousse Brownie Trifle

Chocolate and toffee; a definite satisfaction to a chocolate lovers cravings. If serving in a trifle bowl (looks great!), I would double the recipe to fill your average trifle bowl. This recipe is courtesy of Taste of Home's Quick Cooking March/April 2003 edition. The cook time includes the brownie baking time.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 5  cups  baked  brownies, cubed, about 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 (3 ounce) envelope  chocolate mousse mix
• 12  ounces  whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (12 ounce) bag  English toffee bits (Skor or Heath Bar)
•  grated chocolate, for garnish
•  chopped peanuts, for garnish (optional)
•  broken pretzel, for garnish (optional)
•  hot fudge, drizzled, for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. If baking a boxed brownie mix, prepare and bake according to directions on box, I have used Toffee brownies and peanut butter brownies, cool and cube.
2. Place 1/2 of cubed brownies in a 2 quart serving bowl.
3. Prepare mousse mix according to directions.
4. (mousse mix is found as a box mix in the pudding/jello section of grocer).
5. Spread 1/2 of this over brownie layer.
6. Top with 1/2 of whipped cream and sprinkle with the toffee bits.
7. Repeat the layers once and sprinkle with grated chocolate, chopped nuts, broken pretzels, hot fudge.
8. Refrigerate until serving.