Mocha Mousse

Name: Mocha Mousse
Yield: 8 portions
Ingredients: 6 ounces semisweet chocolate; 6 tablespoons prepared espresso or strong coffee; 6 tablespoons prepared espresso or strong coffee; ⅓ cup sugar; 1½ cups heavy cream, chilled; 3 egg whites; 4 tablespoons light cream

Preparation info

8
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

⅓ cup sugar
6 tablespoons prepared espresso or strong coffee
6

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a heavy saucepan, dissolve the sugar in the coffee over medium heat. Set aside.
In the top of a double boiler set over simmering water, slowly melt the chocolate. When melted, whisk in the light cream and the coffee mixture, stirring until smooth. Cool.
Beat the egg whites to soft peaks. Gently fold in ½ cup of the chocolate mixture. Pour this mixt