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Chocolate Mint Napoleon

Name: Chocolate Mint Napoleon
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Cuisine: Other
Ingredients: 1 package Ladyfingers; 4 oz chocolate chips, semi-sweet; 3 tbsp butter; 3/4 tbsp mint extract; 3 eggs; 1 pinch/es of salt; 1 tbsp powdered sugar; to taste chocolate mints

5 hr 20 min - 6 hr 20 min

Who doesn't love chocolate and mint together, right? These sweet treats don't disappoint giving you a an interesting textural combination along with a delicious flavor pairing as well.

Cook

Preparation

in 20 minutes

Cooking

in 3 hours

Cooling

in 2 hours - 3 hours

Place chocolate chips and butter in a medium-sized glass bowl and set it over a pot of simmering water. When using a double boiler like this, try to have the bowl sitting above the water not IN the water. Heat, on medium-low heat, and stir mixture constantly until the chocolate is melted and no chunks remain.
Stir in mint extract and incorporate.
One at a time, whisk in each egg yolk being sure to whisk constantly. Remove the bowl from the double boiler and set it aside to come to room temperature.
Once chocolate mixture is cool, beat the egg white and salt in a medium mixing bowl until stiff peaks form. Then beat in the powdered sugar.
Gently fold the chocolate mixture into the egg whites using a rubber spatula. The whites will naturally deflate but just try to get them mixed evenly as gently as possible.
Once this mousse is evenly mixed, return the bowl to the refrigerator to cool for at least 2-3 hours or until ready to serve. When mousse has chilled and you are ready to assemble the napoleons, roughly chop all of the Ladyfingers in small chunks. Pulsing it in a food processor also works quite well.
To assemble, spoon a few Tablespoons of cookies into the bottom of each serving glass and add a few pieces of chopped Andes' Mints, if using. Layer on 1/4 cup of mousse.
Top that with another spoonful or two of chopped cookies, a few more Andes' mint pieces and then another few Tablespoons of mousse. Finish it off with a sprinkling of Andes' mints and serve.

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Ladyfingers