Valentine Chocolate Mousse

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Ingredients/ Instructions

Ingredients

• 3.5 oz dark chocolate bar
• 1 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/8 tsp ground chipotle
• very tiny pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp heavy whipping cream
• extra cream and chocolate shavings to garnish - optional

Instructions

Step 1

Take 3.5 oz dark chocolate bar, chop or break in small pieces (you can get away with).
Put the chocolate pieces, 1 tablespoons butter
and 2 tbsp water for chocolate into a bowl.

Step 2

Pour water into a pan over a low heat, Put the chocolate bowl above the pan.
This is to let the chocolate melt. When the chocolate melts, Stir them well.

Step 3

Put 2 large egg yolks, 2 tbsp water, and 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
into a bowl. Put the bowl on the pan with water. Stir well.

Step 4

Then dump the egg mixture into the chocolate bowl, Mix well.
Add in 1/8 tsp ground chipotle, Mix well.
Set aside Let them come to room temperature.

Step 5

Put 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp heavy whipping cream into a bowl.
Stir well.

Step 6

When the chocolate has cooled, add in very tiny pinch of salt and half heavy whipping cream.
Use the folding method to mix them.
And dump in the remaining heavy whipping cream. Mix well.

Step 7

Now spoon chocolate and cream mixture to cups. Wrap them and refrigerate overnight.

Step 8

To serve, Add extra cream and chocolate shavings to garnish.

Comments

• John - Fri 05 Feb 2010 @ 16:05

  Chocolate mousse is a surprisingly easy "fancy" dessert you can make for your Valentine's dinner. This video recipe shows my favorite basic chocolate mousse recipe, with the addition of a little dash of chipotle pepper - which really does some strange and wonderful things. If you look back at the history of chocolate, it was certainly not enjoyed as the sweet treat we think of today. The Maya and Aztecs cultures both used the cacao beans, but they were most often fermented and made into a very bitter drink, often flavored with chili peppers.

• John - Fri 05 Feb 2010 @ 16:05

  So, unless you're dating a 3,000-year-old Mayan Goddess, I suggest something more along the lines of this modern chocolate mousse recipe, which still pays homage to the ancient spicy flavoring. You will be pleasantly surprised by how just a tiny dash of the hot, bittersweet spice brings out the full complexity of the chocolate. Of course, I know that many of you just won't be able to pull the trigger. It just seems wrong to your culinary sensibilities, and that's all right. It's not really that big a deal. But, in one last attempt to convince you to give it a try, I will tell you that the Aztecs considered this chocolate chili concoction to be quite a powerful aphrodisiac.

• John - Fri 05 Feb 2010 @ 16:05

  If spicy peppers aren’t your thing, you can alter this recipe in more conventional ways with things like orange zest, or extracts like almond, coffee, and mint. One last tip, there's no need to sweeten the whipped cream garnish. The contrast of the plain, rich cream and the sweet, decadent chocolate underneath is a magical mix you don't want to mess with. Enjoy!