Chocolate Madness Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup whipping cream ,
• ½ cup unsalted butter or margarine -- at room temperature ,
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips ,
• 4 egg yolks ,
• ½ teaspoon mint extract, or other flavoring --
• to taste , mint leaves or
• whipped cream -- for decoration

How to make Chocolate Madness

1. Bring cream to a boil in a small, heavy saucepan.
2. , 2. Cut butter into chunks.
3. Put butter, chocolate chips, egg yolks, and mint extract in bowl of food processor or blender; add hot cream.
4. Process until smooth (about 30 seconds).
5. Adjust flavoring to taste.
6. , 3. Pour mixture into small dessert dishes and chill in freezer about 45 minutes, or in refrigerator for several hours.
7. Decorate with mint leaves or whipped cream, if desired.
8. , Makes 6 servings½ cup each.
9. , * Timesaver Tip: Recipe can be prepared up to a day ahead and stored, covered, in refrigerator.
10. , Microwave Version: Pour cream into a glass bowl or 2-cup glass measure.
11. Microwave on 100% power until tiny bubbles break the surface (2 to 3 minutes).
12. Continue with step 2. Preparation time and timesaver tips same as above.