Chocolate Mousse Brownies

Total Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 brownies:.
• 2 in a large microwave safe bowl, melt butter and chocolate chips on high for 90 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds.
• 3 stir in remaining ingredients except pecans and beat until smooth.
• 4 stir in pecans.
• 5 spread into a buttered 13x9-inch baking pan.
• 6 set aside.
• 7 proceed with making mousse.
• 8 mousse:.
• 9 in a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate chips with cream on high for 90 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds; cool slightly.
• 10 in a mixer bowl, beat remaining ingredients (except pecans), until foamy.
• 11 stir in chocolate mixture.
• 12 pour mousse topping over brownie; sprinkle with pecans.
• 13 bake in a 350 degree oven for 50-55 minutes.
• 14 let cool 2 hours before cutting into squares.