Chocolate Mousse

Name: Chocolate Mousse
Prep time: 7 h
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 198 grams fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped; 4 larges egg yolks; 473 milliliters chilled heavy cream; 8 servings Garnish: lightly sweetened whipped cream; 3 Tbsps sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Chocolate Mousse is a gluten free dessert. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 448 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up garnish: lightly whipped cream, vanilla, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your valentin day event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 7 hours.

Instructions

Heat 3/4 cup cream in a 1-quart heavy saucepan until hot.

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Whisk together yolks, sugar, and a pinch of salt in a metal bowl until combined well, then add hot cream in a slow stream, whisking until combined.

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Cream

Sugar

Egg Yolk

Salt

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Whisk

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Transfer mixture to saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until it registers 160°F on thermometer.

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Pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and stir in vanilla.

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Custard

Vanilla

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Melt chocolate in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a pan of simmering water (or in a glass bowl in a microwave at 50 percent power 3 to 5 minutes), stirring frequently.

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Chocolate

Water

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Whisk custard into chocolate until smooth, then cool.

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Custard

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Beat remaining 1 1/4 cups cream in a bowl with an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks.

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Cream

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Whisk one fourth of cream into chocolate custard to lighten, then fold in remaining cream gently but thoroughly.

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Custard

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Spoon mousse into 8 (6-ounce) stemmed glasses or ramekins and chill, covered, at least 6 hours.

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Let stand at room temperature about 20 minutes before serving.

• Mousse can be chilled up to 1 day. • To vary the flavor, you can replace the 1 teaspoon vanilla with 2 teaspoons instant-espresso powder (dissolve it in the hot cream) or 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier or 2 tablespoons Cognac (either one whisked into strained custard).

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Instant Espresso