ESPRESSO MOUSSE

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Categories     Coffee     Dessert

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup freshly brewed espresso or strong coffee cooled to room temperature
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon dark rum
1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
6 tablespoon chilled heavy cream

Steps:

  • Stir together espresso, 1 tablespoon sugar and rum in a large metal bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over mixture and let stand 1 minute to soften. Set bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and and heat espresso mixture stirring until until sugar and gelatin are dissolved. Set bowl into a larger bowl of ice and beat with a handheld electric mixture at high speed until mixture is pale brown and just holds stiff peaks, 8 to 12 minutes. Spoon mousse into 4 glasses or coffee cups and chill at least 15 minutes.
  • Just before serving, beat cream with remaining teaspoon of sugar until it just holds soft peaks. Spoon whipped cream over mousse.
  • Cook's note: Mousse can be chilled, loosely coveredaftea 15 minutes, up to 1 day. Let standout 15 minutes before serving.
  • Each serving about 123 calories and 7 grams of fat.

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