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Elegant Chocolate Graveyard Dirt Cups


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  • Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 dirt cups 1x

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 semisweet chocolate bar (or 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips)
  • 1 3/4 cup heavy cream (divided)
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • crushed oreos
  • 1 pkg chess cookies (for topping)
  • white chocolate skulls (*see how we made them in the notes below)


Instructions

  1. In a small sauce pan, melt your chocolate bar (or chocolate chips) and 1/2 cup heavy cream on medium-low heat. Allow the melted chocolate mixture to cool down to room temperature.
  2. With a stand or hand mixer attach the whisk attachment, beat the remaining 1 1/4 cup heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Add espresso powder and stick for a few seconds to incorporate. Separate half of the whipped cream into another small bowl and set aside.
  3. Gently fold half of the whipped cream mixture into the chocolate mixture. Once incorporated, fold the other half into the mixture until it is fully combined.
  4. Add a layer of mousse that’s 1/2 inch thick to your parfait cups or preferred glass. Add a layer of crushed oreo, then a layer of whipped cream, and then another layer of chocolate mousse. Top each with crushed oreo. Let the mousse chill for a couple of hours. The colder it is, the firmer the mousse.
  5. Once the mousse is chilled and set, add a chess cookie for the tombstone and a white chocolate skull candy* to the top.
  6. Enjoy at a Halloween party with friends!

Notes

White Chocolate Skull Candy:

Ingredients

  • 3 rectangles of white chocolate almond bark
  • 2 tbsp crushed Oreo cookies

Instructions:

  1. Melt the white chocolate almond bark over a double boiler. Once completely melted, quickly remove from the heat and gently stir in the crushed Oreo.
  2. In skull shaped candy molds, fill each mold to the top. Chill the candy in the fridge for 2 hours to harden.
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American