Mocha Mousse Brownies Recipes

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• In a microwave, melt the chips and butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine hot water and coffee granules; add to chocolate mixture. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking powder; gradually add to chocolate mixture. , Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake and brownies will be thin). Cool on a wire rack. , For mousse, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth; beat in milk and melted chips. In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Cook and stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in coffee granules until dissolved. , In a small bowl, beat whipping cream until slightly thickened. Beat in gelatin. Fold into cream cheese mixture. Spread over brownies. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until set. Cut into 24 bars.

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• In a large bowl, stir together the pudding mix with the milk and coffee until very thick. In another large bowl, beat the heavy cream with the sugar and vanilla using an electric hand mixer until soft peaks form. Reserve 1/4 cup for garnish. Stir one-third of the whipped cream into the pudding to lighten it. Fold the remaining whipped cream gently into the pudding. Spoon into dessert glasses and refrigerate until ready to serve. Mousse can be made ahead up to 4 hours in advance. When ready to serve, top each with a small dollop of the reserved whipped cream and sprinkle with the chocolate chips.

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• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick baking spray.
• For the brownie batter: Place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30-second increments, being careful not to let it burn. Set it aside to cool slightly.
• In a medium mixing bowl, cream the butter and granulated sugar. Beat in the eggs. With the mixer on low speed, drizzle in the melted chocolate. Add the vanilla extract and mix. Add the flour to the bowl and mix just until combined; do not over mix.
• Pour the batter in the prepared baking pan. Spread it to even out the surface. Bake until the center is no longer soft, 40 to 45 minutes. Set the brownies aside to cool completely before icing.
• For the icing: In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, salt and vanilla. Mix until slightly combined, then add 1/2 cup of the coffee. Whip until the icing is light and fluffy. If the icing is overly thick, add 1/4 cup more coffee. It should be very light and fluffy.
• Ice the cooled brownies, spreading the icing on thick. Refrigerate until the icing is firm, and then slice the brownies into squares.

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• Prepare brownie batter and bake as directed on package, substituting coffee for the water.
• Cool completely before cutting to serve.

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 9-inch square baking pan with butter. Line bottom and two sides with a strip of parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the two sides. Butter paper, and set pan aside. In a small bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• Place butter and chocolate in a large heat-proof bowl set over (not in) a saucepan of gently simmering water. Heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes; remove bowl from pan. Add sugar; mix to combine. Add eggs, and mix to combine. Add flour mixture; mix just until moistened (do not overmix). Add instant espresso powder. Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in pan for 30 minutes. Using paper overhang, lift brownies out of pan; transfer to a rack to cool completely (still on paper). On a cutting board, using a dampened serrated knife, cut into 16 squares. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 2 days.

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• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a square 9-inch baking pan with foil. Grease foil with cooking spray.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large mixing bowl until smooth and light. Add egg; beat until smooth. Set cheesecake layer aside.
• Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in cocoa powder and coffee granules.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together onto a large piece of waxed paper. Add all at once to the chocolate mixture; stir until blended. Add vanilla extract. Set 1/3 cup of batter aside in a small bowl; stir in milk. Fold chocolate chips and almonds into the remaining batter.
• Pour larger portion of batter into the prepared pan. Carefully spread cream cheese mixture on top. Drop teaspoonfuls of reserved batter over the cream cheese layer. Run a clean knife through the batter and cheesecake to create swirls.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake is set and a toothpick inserted halfway to the center of the pan comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In the microwave or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt butter and chocolate, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light and pale, about 5 minutes. Fold in the chocolate mixture, coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur and vodka. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the chocolate mixture then fold in walnuts. Spread the batter evenly into a 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool before cutting into squares. Frost with a glaze of coffee flavored liqueur and confectioners' sugar or melted chocolate if desired.

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• Brownies: In a medium sauce pan combine granulated sugar, butter, cocoa powder, and instant coffee.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until butter melts.
• Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Beat lightly by hand to combine.
• Be careful not to over mix.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Stir in walnuts if you are using them.
• Spread the batter into a greased (9x9x2 in) baking pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350* oven for 24 minutes, or until set.
• Cool pan on a rack.
• Frosting: In a mixing bowl beat butter until fluffy.
• Add cocoa powder.
• Gradually add 1 c.
• of the confectioners sugar and beat well.
• Slowly beat in 2 tbs of the milk and the vanilla.
• Slowly beat in remaining sugar.
• Beat in additional milk, if necessary, to make the frosting spreading consistancy.
• Once brownies are cooled, spread frosting over brownies.
• Cut into bars.

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• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter 8-inch square baking pan. Stir 1/2 cup butter and chocolate in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat; mix in coffee powder. Add sugar, flour, eggs and vanilla and blend well. Mix in walnuts. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake brownies until tester inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 20 minutes (center should be slightly underbaked). Cool in pan on rack 30 minutes. Cut into large squares and serve.

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• In a saucepan, over low heat, melt the chips and butter, pour into a mixing bowl. Beat in sugar until smooth.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine hot water and coffee granules; add to chocolate mixture.
• Combine the flour, cocoa and baking powder, beat into chocolate mixture.
• Spread in a greased 13x9 baking pan.
• Bake at 350* for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean -- (brownies will be thin) cool on wire rack.
• For mousse, in a saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Cook and stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved.
• Remove from the heat, stir in coffee granules till dissolved.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth; beat in milk and melted chips.
• In a chilled mixing bowl, beat whipping cream and gelatin mixture until soft peaks form. Fold into cream cheese mixture. Spread over cooled brownies.
• Cover and refrigerate 3 hours or till firm.
• Cut into squares -- .

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• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake). , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, coffee and vanilla until well blended. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips. Spread over brownies. Bake at 350° for 17 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack., For icing, in a small saucepan melt the chocolate chips and butter over low heat until chips are melted, stirring constantly. Whisk in coffee and enough milk to reach a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm brownies. Cool before cutting.

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat with butter two 8 1/2-by-12-inch rimmed baking sheets, and line with parchment paper; set aside.
• Combine butter and chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl. Place over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until melted. Stir in espresso powder. Remove from heat; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine eggs, sugars, vanilla, and salt. Whisk to combine. Add the chocolate mixture, and whisk to combine. Add flour, and whisk until just combined. Divide batter evenly between prepared baking sheets, using an offset spatula to smooth the surface. Bake, rotating baking sheets, until a shiny crust appears on the surface and the center is still soft when a cake tester is inserted into the center, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Invert brownies onto parchment paperâ€"lined cutting boards, and remove parchment. Re-invert brownies onto parchment paperâ€"lined cutting boards. Place one of the brownies in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour. Let remaining brownie stand, covered at room temperature, for 1 hour. Spread room temperature brownie evenly with ganache. Remove chilled brownie from refrigerator, and place on top of ganache using an offset spatula to loosen, if necessary. Press gently to adhere. Transfer to refrigerator, and chill for 1 hour.
• Remove from refrigerator, and trim edges. Cut into 2-by-2-inch squares. Store refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Serve at room temperature.