Chocolate Mousse Crepes with Grand Marnier Sauce

Grand Marnier Sauce

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon Grand Marnier
• 1 teaspoon orange zest

Chocolate Mousse Filling

• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 egg yolk
• 6 tablespoons cream, plus
• 1 1/2 cups cream, whipped

Chocolate Crepes

• 4 egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder

Garnish

• orange slice

Directions

1. 1

   Grand Marnier Sauce-- Mix butter and sugar heat in microwave oven on high for 1 minute.

2. 2

       Add cream, Grand Marnier and orange zest.

3. 3

       Heat for 2 minutes stir and heat for 1 more minute.

4. 4

   Chocolate Mousse Filling-- Melt the chocolate.

5. 5

   In another bowl combine sugar, yolks, and 6 tablespoons cream, and whisk well over simmering water to cooking to thicken.

6. 6

   Whisk half the whipped cream into the chocolate, then fold nto the cream mixture.

7. 7

   Add remaining whipped cream and fold in, then chill, until ready to use.

8. 8

   For the crepe batter-- whisk the eggs well then add the milk and whisk.

9. 9

   Whisk in remaining ingredients.

10. 10

    Let sit 20 minutes then strain.

11. 11

    Ladle small amounts (1 to 2 ounces) of crepe batter into buttered crepe pan and cook on both sides.

12. 12

    Repeat until all the batter is used.

13. 13

    Let the crepes cool before filling.

14. 14

    To fill, place chocolate mousse in each crepe and fold it over to enclose the mousse.

15. 15

      Spoon some Grand Marnier Sauce around the crepes.

16. 16

    Garnish with orange sections.