Serves 16 to 18

1/2 cup margarine

8 ounces chocolate

8 eggs, separated

3/4 cup plus ½ cup sugar

2 (8-ounce) containers (Passover) non-dairy whip topping

2 cups frozen strawberries

• Layer 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

• Melt margarine and chocolate over hot water. Set aside.

• Beat egg whites on high with ¾ cup sugar until stiff.

• Beat yolks and carefully fold into whites along with chocolate mixture.

• Put ½ of chocolate mousse into 10-inch springform pan and bake 15 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Let cool.

• Put remaining ½ of chocolate mousse mixture into the refrigerator.

• Layer 2: Beat 2 containers of whip topping with ½ cup sugar. Divide in half.

• Put ½ whip topping on top of cooled baked mousse layer and put into freezer about 40 minutes.

• Layer 3: Spread remaining ½ of mousse on top of whip topping layer. Put into freezer about 40 minutes.

• Layer 4: Defrost strawberries and chop up mix with remaining ½ of whip topping and spread on top of chocolate mousse layer.

• Return to freezer until ready to serve.

• Remove from freezer about 15 minutes before serving.

• Remove spring form rim and put dessert on serving plate.

Note: If you're worried about using raw eggs, bake the entire chocolate mousse and follow the steps, omitting the third layer.

- Marcy Schreiber, East Side Kosher Deli

Nutritional information per serving: 261 cal., 17 g fat (9 g sat.), 94 mg chol., 26 g carb., 96 mg sodium, 3 g fiber, 5 g pro.

Chocolate Chunk Macaroons

Yields: 20 cookies

1/2 cup sugar

2 ½ cups shredded coconut

2 large egg whites

1/2 cup semisweet pareve chocolate chunks or chips

1 teaspoon vanilla

Pinch of salt

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, mixing well.

• Dampen hands with cold water and form 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture into a loose haystack shape.

• Place on a well-greased or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

• Repeat until all coconut mixture has been used, placing stacks 1-inch apart.

• Bake until golden brown, about 10 to 15 minutes. Cool slightly before removing from baking sheet.

- Shalom On The Range, by Friends of Shalom Park, Denver

Nutritional information per serving: 76 cal., 5 g fat (4 g sat.), 0 mg chol., 9 g carb., 3 mg sodium, 1 g fiber, 1 g pro

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