Name: Lavender Chocolate Mousse
Yield: serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 100 g/4 oz bar dark chocolate; 6 teaspoons powdered skimmed milk; 2 egg whites; 2 scant teaspoons lavender flowers; 150 ml/5 fl oz boiling water

Preparation info

serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Scented Kitchen

By Frances Bissell

Published 2012

About

I do not go out of my way to create ‘lite’ and ‘low-fat’ dishes, but, having developed this mousse, which tastes every bit as good as its creamy, buttery counterparts, I pass it on.

Ingredients

This Recipe uses Raw Egg Whites

2 scant teaspoons lavender flowers
150 ml/5 fl oz boilin

Method

Put the lavender in a small jug, pour the boiling water over it and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Strain the infused water into a bowl and whisk in the powdered milk. Break up the chocolate, add it to the ‘lavender milk’ and heat gently over a saucepan of simmering water or in the microwave.

Stir until glossy and smooth. The texture should neither be too tight, nor too loose or runny. Wh