Name: Rich Chocolate Orange Mousse
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 75 g dark chocolate (about 70% cocoa solids); 1 tablespoon orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier or Cointreau; 1 egg, separated; 20 g caster sugar; grated or shaved chocolate to garnish

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

In the Mood for Entertaining

By Jo Pratt

Published 2009

About

You won’t want anything too heavy to finish off this meal and I think this deliciously simple chocolate mousse is perfect. There isn’t any cream added to the mousse, which makes it wonderfully chocolatey yet exceptionally rich - therefore the relatively small portions are essential (chocoholics may disagree!).

Ingredients

75 g dark chocolate (about 70% cocoa solids)
1 egg, separated
20 g

Method

Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt in a small bowl over a pan of just-simmering water, making sure the bowl isn’t touching the water. As soon as it has melted, remove the bowl from the heat and leave the chocolate to cool for a few minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk the egg white until it reaches soft peaks and then add the sugar. Continue to whisk until the whites are thick and glos