Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse Brownies
Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse Brownies might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 417 calories. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. A mixture of chocolate, butter, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for valentin day.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8 inch pan with aluminum foil. Make sure to extend the foil beyond the two opposite ends of the pan. This will help in lifting brownies out of pan. Lightly butter bottom and sides of foil-lined pan.
Cut butter into pieces and melt in a saucepan over low heat.
Remove pan from heat, add 1 ounce of unsweetened chocolate.
Let stand 1 minute, then stir until smooth.
Whisk in 1/2 cup white sugar, 1 egg (make sure egg is at room temperature), and then vanilla. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until smooth.
Spread dough evenly into pan.
Bake 10-12 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out with a moist crumb. Do not overbake. Cool completely on wire rack.
To Make Mousse: Melt 4 ounces of bittersweet chocolate with the coffee in top of a double boiler over hot water. Stir often until smooth.
Whisk in 3 egg yolks, one at a time.
In a chilled medium bowl, beat 3/4 cup heavy cream just until soft peaks form. In another medium bowl, beat 3 egg whites just until soft peaks begin to form. Stir 1/4 of these beaten egg whites into the chocolate/coffee mixture, then carefully fold in the rest
Gently fold in the whipped cream.
Spread chocolate mousse evenly over the top of the cooled brownie in the pan.
To Make Topping: In a chilled medium sized bowl, beat 1/3 cup heavy cream and 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form.
Remove brownie from baking pan by grasping the overhanging foil.
Cut into squares and transfer to serving dish.
Place some whipped cream on top of each brownie and top with a chocolate espresso bean. Store in refrigerator.