Chocolate Mousse Torte

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We conducted an unscientific yet delicious taste test and all agree: As creamy, luscious chocolate pies go, our Chocolate Mousse Torte is the best around.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

3 hr 20 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

NILLA Wafers, divided

pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided

pkg. (3.9 oz. each) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

cups plus 2 Tbsp. cold milk, divided

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/4

cup sugar

3/4

cup fresh raspberries

Make It

step 1

STAND 16 wafers around inside edge of 9-inch round pan lined with plastic wrap. Melt 3 oz. chocolate as directed on package.

step 2

BEAT pudding mixes and 2 cups milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP; pour into prepared pan.

step 3

BEAT cream cheese, sugar and remaining milk with mixer until blended. Stir in 1 cup of the remaining COOL WHIP; spread over pudding. Top with remaining wafers. Refrigerate 3 hours.

step 4

SHAVE remaining chocolate into curls. Invert torte onto plate; remove plastic wrap. Top torte with remaining COOL WHIP, berries and chocolate curls.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

At 16 servings, this easy-to-make torte is a great choice to serve the crowd at your next special-occasion gathering.

How to Make Chocolate Curls

Warm chocolate by microwaving it, unwrapped, on HIGH for a few seconds or just until you can smudge the chocolate with your thumb. Hold the chocolate steadily and draw a vegetable peeler slowly over flat bottom of chocolate, allowing a thin layer of chocolate to curl as it is peeled off the bottom to make long, delicate curls. Or to make shorter curls, use the same technique using the narrow side of the chocolate.

How to Soften Cream Cheese

Place completely unwrapped package of cream cheese in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 10 sec. or just until softened. Add 15 sec. for each additional package of cream cheese.

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AJWMommy1

posted:12/29/2009

I didn't follow the recipe down to the letter when it came to measurements and instead of the Bakers chocolate I used chocolate chips for the melted chocolate and mini ones for the topping instead of the curls. I also used strawberries instead of raspberries. I thought It was delicious and so did my family! And unlike those who were disappointed by the softness of the wafers, I enjoyed it.

a cook

posted:12/28/2009

Even though the final product turned out beautiful, standing the Nilla Wafers up was very tricky! Once chilled the wafers lost their crunch. I was not a big fan of this dessert.

onenuttree

posted:12/28/2009

Flavorful. Really needs to be served very cold to hold shape.

jc_penrod

posted:12/26/2009

Excellent recipe. Not only was it beautiful to look at but it was delicious and easy to make.

a cook

posted:12/26/2009

My grandkids said this was the best.

a cook

posted:12/23/2009

This recipe is GREAT! Super easy to throw together and a huge hit at my office's White Elephant Dessert party! It was so beautiful it became the gift to fight over! ~ Instead of raspberries, I used fresh cut and lightly sugared strawberries - it was amazing!

christine1357

posted:12/21/2009

I made this tort at Thanksgiving. Took it to a friend's. It was a big hit. So easy to make. I am making one for Christmas

medmt

posted:12/15/2009

This was very good and oh so easy to make. But next time i think i will leave out the melted chocolate and just add extra cool whip to the pudding. I am a huge chocolate lover but to me the melted choc really didn't add anything to it and i really like pudding and cool whip anyhow. It really was a hit at Thanksgiving. And it looked so professional with the chocolate curls.

Mickeyt1968

posted:12/15/2009

This was pretty tasty but it wasn't anything special. It tasted like really good chocolate pudding, not like mousse. I was also disappointed that the cookies softened when the dessert was chilled so they had no crunch left when served. The dessert was very pretty, I topped it with semi-sweet chocolate chips and small strawberries rather than curls and raspberries. It was beautiful but not very impressive otherwise.

a cook

posted:12/11/2009

I changed things up a little using white chocolate pudding mix and white chocolate baker's square to mix into the pudding mix. I still topped with semi-sweet chocolate curls. Tasted amazing!