Best Grand Marnier Chocolate Mousse Recipes

CHOCOLATE GRAND MARNIER MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt chocolate and orange juice over low heat.
• With a mixer, beat yolks, sugar and liqueur until lemon coloured. Beating on high, add the chocolate.
• With clean beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks. Whip whipping cream until soft peaks appear.
• Gently fold the whipping cream into the chocolate. Fold in the egg whites.
• Chill at least 2 hours.
• Garnishing Options: Drizzle with chocolate syrup/or sauce, chocolate curls or sprinkles, fresh whipping cream, sprigs of fresh mint.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CREPES WITH GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• Grand Marnier Sauce-- Mix butter and sugar heat in microwave oven on high for 1 minute.
• Add cream, Grand Marnier and orange zest.
• Heat for 2 minutes stir and heat for 1 more minute.
• Chocolate Mousse Filling-- Melt the chocolate.
• In another bowl combine sugar, yolks, and 6 tablespoons cream, and whisk well over simmering water to cooking to thicken.
• Whisk half the whipped cream into the chocolate, then fold nto the cream mixture.
• Add remaining whipped cream and fold in, then chill, until ready to use.
• For the crepe batter-- whisk the eggs well then add the milk and whisk.
• Whisk in remaining ingredients.
• Let sit 20 minutes then strain.
• Ladle small amounts (1 to 2 ounces) of crepe batter into buttered crepe pan and cook on both sides.
• Repeat until all the batter is used.
• Let the crepes cool before filling.
• To fill, place chocolate mousse in each crepe and fold it over to enclose the mousse.
• Spoon some Grand Marnier Sauce around the crepes.
• Garnish with orange sections.

GRAND MARNIER CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Slice top third of oranges off and discard.
• Scrape out pulp and gently squuze oranges over bowl, reserving 1 tablespoon of juice; discard pulp.
• Set orange shells aside.
• Melt chocolate with Grand Marnier, reserved orange juice and grated peel in large bowl set over gently simmering water.
• Stir until smooth.
• Remove from over water and stir in egg yolks, one yolk at a time.
• Using electric mixer, beat whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks in another large bowl.
• Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff but not dry.
• Fold 1/4 of whites into chocolate mixture.
• Fold in remaining whites.
• Beat cream until stiff peaks form;fold into chocolate mixture, blending well.
• Spoon into orange shells (you may need to cut a thin slice from the bottom to steady orange "bowls").
• Refrigerate until firm.
• Garnish with candied orange peel and serve.

HUEY'S WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Gently melt the chocolate over a double boiler; then remove the pan from the heat and set aside for about 10 minutes.
• Beat the egg whites and sugar with a hand mixer until the mixture forms soft peaks.
• In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks until they become pale and fold them into the melted chocolate; gently mix with a wooden spoon.
• Then fold in the egg whites, and then the cream until all the ingredients are well combined.
• Gently fold the Grand Marnier and into the chocolate mousse mixture.
• Transfer the mixture into a jug and pour it into 6 individual ramekins (or dessert bowls).
• Place the ramekins or bowls onto an oven tray and refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours, taking them out about 30 mins before serving.
• Serve the mousse garnished with sliced strawberries or your chouce of berries.

ANCHO CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Combine the chocolates, Grand Marnier and ancho powder in a heavy saucepan and cook over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm. Beat the whipping cream, adding the confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form. Gently fold about one-fourth of the whipped cream into the chocolate, then fold in the remaining whipped cream. Spoon the mousse into individual serving dishes and chill until ready to serve. Garnish with semisweet chocolate curls.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE IN GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to boil in small heavy saucepan over low heat, swirling pan occasionally;do not stir.
• Let boil 1 minute.
• Cool sugar syrup completely.
• Butter and sugar 2-cup loaf pan.
• Sprinkle walnuts in bottom.
• Melt chocolate and in top of double boiler set over gently simmering water.
• Stir in cocoa powder and 1/4 cup sugar syrup (reserve remainder for another use).
• Remove from over water, blend in yolks.
• Beat whites in medium bowl until stiff but not dry.
• Gently fold into chocolate mixture.
• Pour into prepared pan;cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• To unmold, run a very sharp knife along edges of mousse and invert onto platter.
• To serve, cut into 8 slices.
• Ladle some of sauce onto plate and center slice of mousse in sauce.
• Grand Marnier Sauce.
• Blend yolks and sugar in top of double boiler until creamy.
• Set over gently simmering water and whisk in milk in slow steady stream.
• Continue whisking until mixture is thick, about 12 minutes.
• Remove from over water.
• Stir in ice cream and Grand Marnier.
• Transfer to small bowl, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.