Chocolate Mousse Pie with Joe-Joe's Crust

Source: Trader Joe's Cooking Blog

Serves: 12

Prep and Cook Time: 15-29 minutes, not including chill time

Chill Time: 4 hours or overnight

Ingredients

• 28 Joe-Joe's Cookies (2 rows out of the package) (Or sub Oreos)
• ¼ cup melted unsalted butter (10-20 seconds in microwave or low heat on stove)

Filling

• 12 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 14 oz Coconut Milk (light or regular, or coconut cream)
• 4 T. pureed Avocado

Instructions

• Preheat to 350º
• Crush cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs. Pour melted butter and pulse until combined.  Press crumbs firmly into a pie plate, using a glass to press and compact 
• Bake crust for 5-7 minutes.  Cool completely.
• Melt chips on stove or microwave. (Zap for 1 min and then in 30 sec increments, stirring in between, until smooth.
• Immediately blend for 20-30 seconds in blender until smooth: coconut milk, avocado and melted chocolate
• Put filling in crust, chill for 4 hours or overnight.  
• Optional: Serve with whipped cream and/or strawberries.

Chocolate Sauce

Source: Margaret Kaiser

Melt in a double boiler:

• 1 cup chocolate chips 
• 1/2 cup butter

Slowly add:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/3 cup evaporated milk

Boil gently and stir about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and add 1 Tbsp. vanilla.  

Coconut Joys

Source: Ann Young
Yield: 3 dozen

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cups coconut
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted

1. Melt butter, remove from heat, add sugar and coconut.  Mix well.
2. Shape into balls.  Make indentations in the center of each one and place on a cookie sheet.  
3. Fill centers with melted chocolate. 
4. Chill until firm and store in the refrigerator.  

Peanut Butter Cups

Source: Ann Young

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Combine butter and peanut butter with a mixer, add sugar until the consistency of soft playdough.  Roll into balls or press into molds, then dip into chocolate.

Turtle Brownies

• 18 1/4 oz. box German chocolate cake mix
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 14 oz. caramels
• 6 oz. chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. Combine cake mix, butter, 1/3 cup evaporated milk, and nuts.
3. Press half of the mixture into a 13"x9" pan.  Bake for 6 minutes at 350º.
4. Melt caramels with the other 1/3 cup evaporated milk.
5. Remove the bottom from the oven, and sprinkle chocolate chips over it.  
6. Spread the caramel over the chips.
7. Spoon the remaining dough over the top and spread as well as you can to cover the caramel.
8. Return to the oven, bake 12-18 minutes.  
9. Cool and cut into squares.  

Mock Heath Bars

• 1 package graham crackers
• 2 sticks of butter (1/2 lb.)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 12 oz. chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans

1. Preheat oven to 400º.
2. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil and spread crackers to cover the entire pan.  
3. Melt butter and sugar, boil for 3 minutes.
4. Pour over crackers and bake for 7 minutes.
5. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips.  Let sit until they melt, then spread out and sprinkle with nuts.
6. Cool, break into pieces and keep in an air tight container.  

Brownies

Source: Nancy Ramberg

• 1 cup butter 
• 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

1. Melt butter with chocolate.  Remove from heat.
2. Stir in sugar, flour, baking powder, salt.
3. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
4. Spread in a greased 13"x9" pan.
5. Bake at 350º for 45 minutes.

Frosting (Optional)

• 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 6 tbsp. butter
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla

Melt chocolate, brown sugar, and water.  Heat to boiling point, stirring constantly.  When cool, beat in vanilla, salt, powdered sugar. 

Afgans

Source: Ann Taylor

Mix together in order:

• 14 tbsp. butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 1/4 cups cornflakes

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.

Bake for 15 minutes at 350º.

Anna's Favorite From Scratch Brownies

Source: Julie Sanner

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 cup oil
• 1 T. vanilla
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 cup chocolate chips (& then some to sprinkle on top)

Dump & stir.  Grease 13"x9" pan.  Bake 25 minutes in glass pan @ 350º or 35 min in aluminum.

Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

Source: Pam Thomas

Preheat oven to 350˚.
Measure into bowl:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Blend in:

• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 tsp. vanilla

Pour into a greased 13"x9" pan.

Stir together:

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa

Sprinkle over batter in pan. 

Pour over all:

• 3 1/2 cups hot tap water

Bake for 1 hour.

Serve hot; cut into squares and invert onto plates, top with ice cream and spoon extra sauce over.

Heavenly Chocolate Cake

aka Texas Sheet Cake

Sift together:

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour

Bring to a boil:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup cocoa

Pour over sugar and flour.  Beat.

Add:

• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk 
• 1 tsp. baking soda (dissolve in milk)

Blend well and pour into a 15"x10" jelly roll pan.

Bake 20 minutes in a 400˚ oven.  

Prepare frosting while cake is baking.

Frosting

Bring to a boil:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 tbsp. milk
• 1/4 cup cocoa

Pour hot mixture over 1 box (4 cups) sifted confectioners sugar.  

Optional: Blend in 1 cup chopped nuts.

Spread on hot cake, as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Devil's Food Cake

Source: Peace Corp Recipe


Mixture A:

• 2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup oil
• 3 eggs

Mixture B:

• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 3/4 cup cold water
• (1 tsp. vanilla, when cool)

Mixture C:

• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt

Beat each mixture well, then add mixtures B and C alternately to mixture A.  

Bake in a greased and floured 13"x9" pan for 50 to 60 minutes at 350˚.

Fast Fudge Frosting

• 1 lb. confectioners sugar (4 3/4 cups)
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 1/3 cup soft butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Combine ingredients in order, blending thoroughly.

Applesauce Brownies

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 tbsp. cocoa
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 cups applesauce
• 2 cups flour

Mix in order and put in a greased 13"x9" pan.
Sprinkle with:

• 3 tbsp. brown sugar
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Bake at 350˚ for 30-40 minutes.