Fragrant Comforting Chocolate Mousse
- 60 grams Milk chocolate
- 15 grams Unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp Instant coffee
- 2 Eggs
- 40 ml Heavy cream
- Finely chop the chocolate.
- Dissolve the coffee in 1 tablespoon of hot water.
- Separate the eggs into egg yolks and whites.
- Put the chocolate and butter in a bowl, and melt in a double boiler at 45 ~ 50C (110 ~ 120F).
- Remove the mixture from the double boiler.
- Add coffee and stir.
- Add the egg yolks one by one, and mix.
- Pour the egg whites in a different bowl.
- Whip until it forms stiff peaks to make a meringue.
- Add 1/3 of the meringue to Step 4 and mix it 5 ~ 6 times in a circular motion.
- Add the remaining meringue, and fold it in with a diagonal cutting motion.
- Don't mix too much.
- Pour into molds, and chill well in the fridge.
- (At least for 4 hours.)
- Whip the heavy cream until it has thickened.
- Pour it on top of the chilled mousse and serve!
milk chocolate, butter, coffee, eggs, heavy cream
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/144986-fragrant-comforting-chocolate-mousse (may not work)