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Chocolate Mousse Filled Pizzelle

Crisp Italian pizzelle are shaped into delicate cannoli shells and filled with rich chocolate mousse for an elegant, irresistible dessert.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Servings 18

Ingredients
  

For the Pizzelle

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp each vanilla and anise
  • ½ cup melted butter

For the Chocolate Mousse

  • 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream
  • 4 oz bittersweet chocolate
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp strong coffee
  • 3 eggs separated
  • 1 tbsp sugar

Instructions
 

For the Pizzelle

  • Heat Pizzelle iron
  • Beat eggs with sugar, until light
  • Add melted butter, vanilla and anise extract
  • Combine baking powder with flour
  • Add flour to liquid ingredients
  • Mix until well blended
  • Drop by tablespoon on to hot pizzelle iron
  • Press the iron shut
  • Bake 3 to 4 minutes
  • While still warm fold the Pizzelle cookies into a cannoli shape
  • Repeat with remaining dough
  • Sprinkle with powered sugar

For the Chocolate Mousse

  • Whip the heavy cream to soft peaks, then chill
  • Melt the chocolate: put the chocolate, coffee and butter in the top of a double boiler over hot steamy water stirring frequently until smooth
  • Remove chocolate form heat let cool until still warm to the touch
  • Whip the egg whites until foamy and beginning to hold it’s shape
  • Slowly add in the sugar and whip until the egg whites form stiff peaks
  • Add the egg yolks to the cooled chocolate mix well
  • Gently fold in 1/3 of the whipped cream to thin and loosen the chocolate
  • Fold in 1/3 of the egg whites repeat until all the cream and eggs are incorporated into the chocolate chill for at least 2 hours or until set
  • Fill a Pastry bag with the chocolate mousse fill the Pizzelle cannoli with the chocolate mousse sprinkle with powdered sugar