Chocolate Mousse In Chocolate Shells With Raspberry Sauce
From chefmeow 17 years agoIngredients
- 2 pounds bittersweet chocolate broken into pieces shopping list
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter shopping list
- 2/3 cup coffee shopping list
- 2/3 cup Kahlua shopping list
- 4 egg yolks shopping list
- 8 egg whites at room temperature shopping list
- 8 tablespoons granulated sugar shopping list
- 2 cups heavy cream shopping list
- chocolate Shells: shopping list
- scallop shells or like sized shallow dishes shopping list
- 3/4 pound bittersweet chocolate shopping list
- Raspberry Sauce: shopping list
- 4 pints fresh raspberries shopping list
- 4 cups sugar shopping list
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch shopping list
- fresh raspberries for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- Melt chocolate, butter and coffee in top of double boiler over simmering water stir occasionally.
- In small bowl whisk Kahlua into egg yolks.
- Remove double boiler from heat and gradually whisk Kahlua egg yolk mixture into chocolate.
- Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- In a separate large bowl beat egg whites with an electric mixer on low speed until foamy.
- Turn speed to high and beat until soft peaks form.
- Beat sugar a little at a time into egg whites and spoon over chocolate mixture but do not fold in.
- Beat cream in the same mixing bowl with mixer on low speed until thicken.
- Beat on medium speed until soft peaks form.
- Fold chocolate mixture with egg whites into cream.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4-6 hours.
- To make shells cover back of scallop shells with aluminum foil.
- Melt chocolate in a microwave or double boiler.
- Paint chocolate onto foil with a pastry brush (leave small space around edge of shell).
- Put shells into freezer until firm.
- Separate shell from chocolate and foil.
- Peel foil off chocolate leaving a nice chocolate shell that needs to be kept refrigerated until used.
- To make sauce puree raspberries in a saucepan then add sugar and bring to a boil.
- Thicken with a mixture of cornstarch and water (2 tablespoons cornstarch in 1/2 cup water).
- Put one scoop of mousse onto each chocolate shell then top with raspberry sauce.
- Garnish with fresh raspberries.
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