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Deadly Dark Chocolate Mousse Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6 - 8 servings
  • Preparation
  • In a double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate, cocoa powder, espresso powder, water and brandy. Once melted, remove from heat.
  • Separate eggs. Set egg whites aside. In a large bowl, whisk yolks with 2 teaspoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt until combined and slightly thickened. Pour a little of the chocolate mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Whisk constantly. Add a little more chocolate and whisk.
  • Add rest of chocolate mixture to the yolks. Set aside.
  • In the clean dry bowl of a stand mixer, whisk egg whites until foamy. Add remaining teaspoon of sugar. Whisk whites until soft peaks form.
  • Scoop 1/4 of egg whites into chocolate mixture and stir until combined. Add remaining egg whites and stir in a figure eight motion be sure to not over stir.
  • In same stand mixer bowl, whip cream and remaining sugar. Fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture. Try not to over mix, but be sure to fold in all white portions.
  • Either put all into a pretty serving bowl or into 6 to 8 individual bowls. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate from 2 to 24 hours prior to serving.
  • Optional serving suggestion: Top with additional whipped cream and a sprinkling of cocoa power.

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  • twill10 8 years ago
    I had to make 155 triple chocolate mousses one day and I figured out a great way to do it. I used a pastry bag .
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