Mousse Bars

Instructions

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   Chocolate Topping -- (recipe follows) CHOCOLATE TOPPING 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 tablespoon shortening Heat oven to 350º. Mix wafer crumbs and butter with spoon. Press in ungreased square pan, 8 × 8 × 2 or 9 × 9 × 2 inches. Bake 10 minutes. Heat whipping cream and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted; remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Beat eggs, sugar and salt in large bowl with wire whisk until foamy. Pour chocolate mixture into egg mixture, stirring constantly. Pour over baked layer. Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until center springs back when touched lightly. Cool 15 minutes. Spread with Chocolate Topping. Refrigerate uncovered about 2 hours or until chilled. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator. CHOCOLATE TOPPING: Melt chocolate chips and shortening over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. ____________________ Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an approved Betty Crocker® Recipe. You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker® cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker® use different nutritional analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results are expected. "© General Mills, Inc. 1998." "16 Bars" "2:00" Page 155 Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 54mg Cholesterol; 90mg Sodium Other Carbohydrates Line your pan with aluminum foil when making brownies. The cooled brownies lift right out and are easily cut into uniform squares. Best of all, no pan to clean! Make It Your Way Create Butterscotch Mousse Bars by using butterscotch chips in place of chocolate chips in both the bars and the topping.