Chocolate mousse

Name: Chocolate mousse
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1½ gelatine leaves or ¾ teaspoon gelatine powder; 1 tablespoon instant coffee; 2 egg whites; 1½ gelatine leaves or ¾ teaspoon gelatine powder; 140 g (4½ oz) good-quality dark chocolate; 3 tablespoons caster sugar; 500 ml (16 fl oz) cream, for whipping

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

Chocolate

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

This sophisticated chocolate mousse is so light and creamy that it melts in the mouth. Try serving the mousse in chocolate cups, or layering with banana and rum, or amaretti biscuits and whisky.

Ingredients

140 g (4½ oz) good-quality dark chocolate
3 tablespoons caster

Dessert
Chocolate

Method

Grate 15 g (½ oz) of the chocolate and set aside in a cool dry place. Put 60 ml