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Servings 8 servings
Author Sarah Kieffer
Equipment
9 inch pie pan
Ingredients
Pie Crust
8 tablespoons [1 stick or 113 g] unsalted butter cut into 16 pieces
1 1/2 cups [213 g] all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Chocolate Ganache
6 oz [170 g] semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
1/2 cup [120 g] heavy cream
Chocolate Mousse
2 1/2 cups [600 g] heavy cream divided
5 large egg yolks at room temperature
1/2 cup [100 g] granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
10 oz [280 g] semisweet or bittersweet chocolate finely chopped
Instructions
For the pie crust
1. Put the sliced butter in a small bowl and place it in the freezer. Fill a medium liquid measuring
cup with water and add plenty of ice. Let both the butter and the ice eater sit and get very
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Chocolate Ganache
1. Place the chocolate in a small bowl. Heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan until it is
simmering and just about to boil. Pour the cream over the chocolate, cover the bowl with
plastic wrap, and let sit for 5 minutes.
2. Remove the plastic and whisk until completely smooth. Pour the ganache over the cooled pie
shell, and smooth with an offset spatula. Move the pie to the fridge and let the ganache set.
Chocolate Mousse
1. Heat 1 cup [240 g] of the heavy cream in a small, heavy saucepan until just hot.
2. In a medium saucepan off the heat, whisk the egg yolks. Whisking constantly, slowly add the
sugar to the egg yolks, then the salt, and then slowly pour in the warmed heavy cream. Cook
over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a
spoon – this usually happens at 160F [70C] (the custard will thicken as it cools). Pour the
mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl and stir in the vanilla.
3. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate, stirring frequently until smooth. Whisk
the chocolate into the custard until smooth, then let cool.
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4. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk, beat the remaining 1 1/2 cups [360 g] of
heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Whisk one-third of the whipped cream into the chocolate
custard to lighten in, then gently fold in the remaining whipped cream. Transfer the mousse to
the pie shell and place it over the chilled ganache. Use an offset spatula to spread it in an
even layer. Chill the pie for at least 4 hours and up to overnight (I cover the top of the pie with
a loose piece of parchment paper. Wrapping it in plastic can make the crust less flaky).
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