The Best Chocolate Mousse
Yield
6 servingsPrep
25 minCook
60 minReady
85 minTrans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | ounces |
semi-sweet chocolate
null, null |
|
| 3 ½ | tablespoons |
butter
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| ¼ | cup |
liqueur
coffee flavor, such as kahlua |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
instant coffee
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
water
hot |
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
pistachio nuts
raw |
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
liqueur
grand marnier or cointreau, orange flavor |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
semi-sweet chocolate
null, null |
|
| 53 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| 59 | ml |
liqueur
coffee flavor, such as kahlua |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
instant coffee
|
|
| 5 | ml |
water
hot |
|
| 59 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 591 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 59 | ml |
pistachio nuts
raw |
|
| 45 | ml |
liqueur
grand marnier or cointreau, orange flavor |
|
Directions
Melt chocolate and butter over low, low heat.
Cool chocolate mixture.
Beat egg yolks.
Add Kahlua and instant coffee dissolved in hot water.
Beat egg whites until stiff, gradually adding sugar.
Fold beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture until all white specks disappear.
Whip cream until stiff.
Fold completely into above mixture, reserving ¼ cup for garnish.
Chill 1 hour, garnish w/remaining cream and nuts.
Sprinkle with Grand Marnier.
