Chocolate Mousse Bars

My daughter's Girl Scout troop made their own cookbooks a few weeks ago. They were told to each bring a recipe to share with everyone the following week. So she went home and went searching for a recipe online! I have no idea what search terms she used but she came up with this one - and it was a keeper!

Here she is with her cookbook.

Chocolate Mousse Bars

1 - 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup flour

1 can sweetened condensed milk, divided

4 eggs

1 pkg (3.9 ounce) instant chocolate pudding

1-1/2 cups whipped cream, slightly sweetened (or use Cool Whip)

Directions:

Heat oven to 325 F.

Spray a 9 inch square baking pan with cooking spray.

Melt 1 cup chocolate chips: in microwave safe bowl, heat on high for 30 seconds. Stir. Then heat for 15 seconds at a time until melted and smooth, stirring in between.

Mix into melted chips: sugar, flour, 1/4 condensed milk and 4 eggs, until well blended. Pour into the prepared 9 inch square pan.

Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not overbake!). Cool completely.

Beat dry pudding mix and remaining condensed milk with whisk for 2 minutes. Stir in whipped cream. Spread over cooled bars.

Melt remaining chocolate chips (careful not to burn!) Drizzle over pudding layer.

Refrigerate until chocolate is firm. Yum!

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