CHOCOLATE-RUM MOUSSE
Chocolate-rum mousse, which ran in The Times in 1966, was a remarkably efficient recipe in two distinct ways. First, it invoked nearly every food trend of its moment: chocolate desserts were an exotic new fix; any respectable grown-up dessert contained rum; mousse suggested that you understood French cooking, or at least pretended to; two cups of cream was de rigueur; and the recipe assumed you owned one of the kitchen's latest appliances, the home blender. Second, the newfangled blender actually did make the recipe a wonder of efficiency: all you had to do was layer the ingredients and blend, and a dinner-party mousse was yours.
Provided by Amanda Hesser
Categories quick, project, dessert
Time 6m
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put the cold milk and gelatin in blender. Cover and blend at low speed to soften the gelatin.
- Add boiling milk; blend until the gelatin dissolves. If gelatin granules cling to the container, use a rubber spatula to push them down.
- When the gelatin is dissolved, add the rum, egg, sugar and salt. Blend at high speed and add chocolate pieces until smooth.
- Add 1 cup of the cream and the ice cubes. Continue blending until the ice is liquefied. Pour into parfait or wine glasses and chill.
- Add vanilla to the other cup of cream and whip until stiff. Top the mousse with whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 388, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 30 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 18 grams, Sodium 85 milligrams, Sugar 21 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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