Quick Chocolate-Cinnamon Mousse with Cherries

Name: Quick Chocolate-Cinnamon Mousse with Cherries
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters ruby Port or cherry juice; 79 milliliters black cherry preserves or other cherry preserves; 227 grams fresh Bing cherries, pitted; 0 teaspoons (generous) ground cinnamon; 296 milliliters chilled heavy whipping cream, divided; 113 grams bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

Quick Chocolate-Cinnamon Mousse with Cherries is a gluten free recipe with 4 servings. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 546 calories. If you have bing cherries, cherry juice, cherry preserves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine cherries, cherry preserves, and Port in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and boil until juices thicken to syrup consistency, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.

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Cherry Preserves

Cherries

Syrup

Port

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat.

Transfer to small bowl and chill until cold, about 3 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.

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Bowl

Combine 1/4 cup cream and cinnamon in small saucepan; bring to boil.

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Cinnamon

Cream

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Remove from heat.

Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth.

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Chocolate

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Whisk

Transfer chocolate mixture to large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat remaining 1 cup cream in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Fold 1/4 of whipped cream into lukewarm chocolate mixture. Fold remaining whipped cream into chocolate mixture in 3 additions just until incorporated. Divide mousse among 4 glasses or bowls. Chill until set, about 4 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep chilled.

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Whipped Cream