Chocolate Huckleberry Mousse
- 1 1/2 pounds bittersweet chocolate
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, plus 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup Huckleberry Syrup, recipe follows
- 4 egg yolks
- 8 egg whites
- Pinch salt
- Almond Cookie Cups, recipe follows
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler.
- Stir in 1/2 cup heavy cream.
- Whisk in huckleberry syrup in a slow drizzle.
- Let cool to room temperature.
- When chocolate sauce has reached room temperature, whip egg yolks into the sauce, 1 at a time.
- In a mixing bowl, whip egg whites with salt until stiff peaks form.
- In another mixing bowl, whip remaining 1 cup heavy cream until whipped cream is formed.
- Combine whipped heavy cream and egg white mixture.
- Fold the whipped cream mixture into the chocolate sauce, 1/3 at a time.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
- To serve, whip mousse with a wire whisk to loosen.
- Transfer mousse to a pastry bag and pipe into Almond Cookie Cups.
- Serve immediately.
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cognac
- 2 cups huckleberries
- In a saucepan, stir sugar and red wine vinegar together until mixed.
- Heat over medium-high heat until sugar has dissolved.
- Stir in cognac.
- Add huckleberries and bring to a boil.
- Cook for 4 minutes.
- Strain and then cool to room temperature before using.
- Yield: about 2 cups
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped, toasted almonds
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a half-sheet pan with waxed paper and set aside.
- In a saucepan, heat brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat and add flour and almonds.
- Stir thoroughly until combined.
- Place 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough on prepared pan; press dough out slightly to about 1/8-inch.
- For best results, bake only 2 cookies at a time as they do spread out.
- Bake for 6 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for only 1 minute.
- With a spatula, remove cookies from sheet tray and immediately drape over a mold, such as a ramekin, a narrow glass.
- Let cool until set.
- Repeat with remaining batter.
- Yield: 8 cookie cups
bittersweet chocolate, heavy cream, huckleberry syrup, egg yolks, egg whites, salt, almond cookie
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chocolate-huckleberry-mousse-recipe.html (may not work)