Mike's Mocha Mousse

by Mike Kendrick
(Richmond, VA)

1 x 7 oz. package of chocolate wafers
1/4 cup melted butter
1 cup boiling dark gourmet coffee, fresh from beans
1 x 11 oz. package marshmallows (41 large)
1 pint whipping cream

Instructions:

Using a double boiler, melt the marshmallows in the boiling coffee. Then refrigerate the mixture for about an hour, until it's good and cold.

Save 12 chocolate wafers and crush the rest in a bowl. Combine the crushed wafers with the melted butter. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch pan. Then set the 12 wafers on end around the edge of the pan.

Whip the cream. Then whip the chilled coffee mixture. Fold the cream and coffee mixture together and pour it into the pan. Finally, shave some chocolate on top.

It's delicious! I make this for family dinners, and also sometimes when my kids bug me to make a batch just for us!