Secret Recipe Light Chocolate Mousse

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 8 ounces squares of melted bakers chocolate (milk or semi-sweet or both)
• 4 eggs
• 3 (16 ounce) containers whipped topping (regular, light or creamy)
• 1 cup whippped heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy.
• 2 add 3/4 of the melted chocolate and stir.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating for 5 minutes in between each egg.
• 4 fold in whipped topping, whipped heavy cream, and remaining chocolate.
• 5 the folded in chocolate will cool upon being folded in, and remain "chunky", adding to the texture of the mousse.
• 6 this recipe can be scooped back into the whipped topping containers and frozen for up to six months.
• 7 this makes enough to fill the three containers, and still have some for that night's dessert.