MOUSSE AU CHOCOLAT

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Delicious, light chocolate mousse made with bitter dark chocolate - a perfect end to a French cuisine based meal

Provided by Marie Pierre Moine

Categories     Dessert, Dinner, Treat

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 7

200g bar best bitter dark chocolate (we used Green and Black's Organic Dark Chocolate)
2 tbsp brandy
3 large free-range eggs , just the whites
50g golden caster sugar
100ml whipping cream
icing sugar , for dusting
crisp biscuits , such as langes-de-chat

Steps:

  • Grate 50g/2oz of the chocolate and reserve. Break the rest into small, even-sized pieces and melt in a bowl placed over a pan of simmering water. Take the pan off the heat but keep the bowl over the hot water and stir in the brandy. Don't worry if the mixture thickens - it will smooth out again later.
  • Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl until they're standing in stiff peaks. Spoon in half the sugar, whisk again, then add the rest of the sugar and whisk until it looks glossy like meringue. Whip the cream in a separate bowl. Take the melted chocolate off the pan and fold in a heaped metal serving spoon of meringue to loosen the consistency, then tip the chocolate into the meringue and fold in lightly but thoroughly. Now fold in the whipped cream, then twothirds of the grated chocolate.
  • Spoon the chocolate mixture into six demitasse cups (or you could use espresso cups or small teacups) and chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or overnight if this is more convenient. Sprinkle with the remaining grated chocolate, then dust with icing sugar. Serve the cups on saucers with some crisp biscuits tucked alongside.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283 calories, Fat 16 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 30 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.11 milligram of sodium

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