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Deadly Chocolate Trifle

Serves a crowd unless real chocolate lovers get started at it. Brownies may be prepared hours ahead of time with Kahlua if desired.


1 Fudge brownie mix (or your own), prepared
1/3 cup kahlua (or sweetened black coffee)

3 Instant chocolate mousse dessert mix, prepared (3.1 oz., 87 g each)
8 chocolate-covered crispy toffee bars (such as Heath or Skor), 1-1/2 oz.,
39 g each, crushed (about 1-1/3 cups)
4 cups frozen light whipped topping, thawed


Make holes, using a fork, all over top of brownies. Drizzle Kahlua over top. Let stand for 10 minutes. Chop brownies into small pieces. Divide into 2 piles. Put 1 pile into glass trifle bowl.

Layer 1/2 of mousse, 1/2 of crushed candy bars and 1/2 of whipped topping over brownies in bowl. Repeat layers, beginning with remaining pile of chopped brownies. Chill.

Garnish with shaved chocolate and a sprinkle of crushed chocolate-covered crispy toffee bars over the whipped cream, if desired.

Serves 20.


**You can use 2 instant chocolate pudding powders (4 servings size each) instead of the instant chocolate mousse dessert mix. Beat pudding powders with 4 cups milk until smooth but not thickened. Pour 1/2 of pudding over brownie in bowl, and proceed as directed above.