CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CREPES WITH GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

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A Sinfully Rich dessert! You can pre make everything then just assemble and reheat the sauce, plate and serve. A great dessert for Valentines Day.

Provided by Rita1652

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 6-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon Grand Marnier
1 teaspoon orange zest
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1/4 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
6 tablespoons cream, plus
1 1/2 cups cream, whipped
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons sugar
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
orange slice

Steps:

  • Grand Marnier Sauce-- Mix butter and sugar heat in microwave oven on high for 1 minute.
  • Add cream, Grand Marnier and orange zest.
  • Heat for 2 minutes stir and heat for 1 more minute.
  • Chocolate Mousse Filling-- Melt the chocolate.
  • In another bowl combine sugar, yolks, and 6 tablespoons cream, and whisk well over simmering water to cooking to thicken.
  • Whisk half the whipped cream into the chocolate, then fold nto the cream mixture.
  • Add remaining whipped cream and fold in, then chill, until ready to use.
  • For the crepe batter-- whisk the eggs well then add the milk and whisk.
  • Whisk in remaining ingredients.
  • Let sit 20 minutes then strain.
  • Ladle small amounts (1 to 2 ounces) of crepe batter into buttered crepe pan and cook on both sides.
  • Repeat until all the batter is used.
  • Let the crepes cool before filling.
  • To fill, place chocolate mousse in each crepe and fold it over to enclose the mousse.
  • Spoon some Grand Marnier Sauce around the crepes.
  • Garnish with orange sections.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 767.7, Fat 53.9, SaturatedFat 32, Cholesterol 423.4, Sodium 602.1, Carbohydrate 63.7, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 45, Protein 11.7

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