Pepita Aris

Bitter Chocolate Mousses

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    eight

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Recipes from My Spanish Grandmother: The Real Taste of Spain in 150 Traditional Dishes
Recipes from My Spanish Grandmother

By Pepita Aris

Published 2013

  • About

The Spanish introduced chocolate to Europe, and chocolate mousse remains a favourite dessert in a country that usually favours custards and fresh fruit. These delicious cremas de chocolate are rich with chocolate, with a hint of orange lent by the liqueur.

Ingredients

  • 225 g/8 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate, chopped
  • 30 ml/2

Method

  1. Place the chocolate and 60 ml/4 tbsp water in a heavy pan. Melt over a low heat, stirring. Off the heat whisk in the orange liqueur or brandy and butter. Beat the egg yolks until

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