Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake Recipe by Mangio da Sola

Where all of Grandmother's favorite recipes are found, just like Grandmother makes them, with a little love.

Recipe Source

We were inspired to share this great recipe from Mangio da Sola! If you haven not checked out their website, we suggest that you do!

Ingredients

Oreo Cookie Crust:
30-32 Oreo cookies (or chocolate sandwich cookies) for a high crust
4 Tbsp unsalted butter (1/2 stick), melted
1-2 tsp espresso powder (optional)

Creamy Cheesecake:
1 pound (two 8-ounce boxes) cream cheese, at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2/3 cup heavy cream (or sour cream or combination)

French Chocolate Mousse Layer
6 ounces semisweet baking chocolate,(use good chocolate)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 tsp espresso powder (added to intensify chocolate flavor, optional)
3 eggs, separated
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup cold heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Espresso Ganache
1/2 cup heavy cream
4.5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (use good chocolate)
1 tsp espresso powder (optional)
1 1/2 tsp dark rum (or use vanilla extract instead)

Directions

To get the DIRECTIONS for this recipe, please visit the chefs website at: Mangio da Sola