Chocolate Mousse Torte

photo by:kraft

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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chicagal01

posted:12/8/2009

This was delicious!!! It was easy and fun to make! I will definitely make this again. ENJOY!!

99kneale

posted:12/7/2009

This was beautiful, delicious, and very easy to make!

krus54

posted:12/7/2009

My wife actually made this to take to my niece's family for Thanksgiving. It was one of the biggest hits of the day. My wife made this again last night and the family REALLY enjoys it! Another plus is how easy it is to put together!

a cook

posted:12/7/2009

I love this recipe, Everybody at the Airforce party love and enjoy this dessert. I will def. going to do this again.

marielolson

posted:12/3/2009

This dessert should not be called a "Mousse" - it is not at all light and fluffy - the pudding and chocolate mixture makes it very thick and rich and trying to incoporate the melted chocolate into the pudding was a real challenge as it clumped up. It was also very messy to slice and serve and the taste wasn't anything special - just a fancy chocolate pudding.

andreiuta

posted:12/3/2009

I made this recipe for my name-day and it came up awersome in spite of the many substitutes I made. First I didn't have enough chocolate pudding so I replaced half of it with vanilla pudding. I used overall only about 1.5 packs of pudding instead of 2. I also added some vanilla extract. Then, I used unsweetened chocolate w/ a little sugar. It came up perfect: my sister's roommate kept asking it if was bought. And it wasn't definitely too sweet.

a cook

posted:12/3/2009

I made it for Thanksgiving and it was a big hit. Looked so pretty that my sister thought I bought it at a bakery.

princessjjax

posted:12/1/2009

The part I had trouble with was the plastic wrap wanting to shift everything when I was first putting the chocolate mousse in, but I am definitely making this again so I feel like I will get the hang of it. I saw somewhere if you spray the pan before the plastic wrap it will hold the wrap in place so I may try that. The recipe was easy though and everyone loved it. Definite crowd pleaser.

lulubellemay

posted:11/29/2009

The measurements did not make sense on this recipe. The cool whip part mixed with chocolate calls for 1 cup cool whip, but on the measuring cup that is 8oz. having said that it leaves no leftovers. I fudged the recipe myself and it was okay but nothing I would scream over! Plus the wafers don't stay crunchy.

cruzberry

posted:11/28/2009

This recipe was so easy and delicious. I brought it to a Thanksgiving dinner. Most people liked it, but due to there being no room in the fridge or the freezer (not even the deep freezer), the mouse melted a lot and was very messy when cutting. I think it being melted also made taste sweeter than it was supposed to. Much too sweet for their taste. So I made it again today and used less Baker's chocolate and less sugar. I used oreo cookies to surround the mouse and crumbled some cookies to make a bottom crust. Also, I put the torte in the freezer so the mouse portion would become more firm and be easier to cut. Mission accomplished. I had two slices after dinner, it was excellent!