Cook the Book: Chocolate Mousse with Cardamom Seeds

Name: Cook the Book: Chocolate Mousse with Cardamom Seeds
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps butter; 2 servings Cream, or not, for serving; 57 grams dark chocolate; 2 eggs, separated; 0 teaspoons cardamom seeds; 1 Tbsp sugar; 2 Tbsps water or coffee

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Cook the Book: Chocolate Mousse with Cardamom Seeds a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 512 calories, 8g of protein, and 45g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. Head to the store and pick up cardamom seeds, sugar, chocolate, 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 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat the egg whites until foamy, then gradually add the sugar and beat until smooth and firm, but not dry or hard. Leave the whites in the bowl with whisk.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Put the chocolate, water, and cardamom in a 1-quart bowl and set it over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate has melted, then turn off the heat and remove the bowl. Quickly whisk the egg yolks into the chocolate, then add the butter and stir it until it disappears. If it seems to be taking a while to melt, return the bowl to the pan of hot water to speed things along but without turning on the heat. You don't want to risk cooking the eggs.

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Chocolate

Egg Yolk

Cardamom

Butter

Water

Egg

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Once the butter has melted, go back to the egg whites and whip them for a few seconds to bring them back together. Fold them into the chocolate mixture, then divide everything among dessert dishes and refrigerate. It will set in an hour or so.

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Egg Whites

Chocolate

Butter

To serve, either pour the cream over the top so that each bite of mousse comes up with some cream in it, or whip until it's soft and airy, sweeten it with a teaspoon or two of sugar, then pile it over the mousse.

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Cream