Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate mousse is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the South Fruit category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 150 g dark chocolate couverture
- 20 ml orange liqueur
- 2 Eggs
- 40 g sugar
- 150 ml whipping cream
- untreated orange zest
- chocolate shavings
Instructions
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1.
Coarsely chop the chocolate and melt it with the liqueur over a double boiler. Remove from heat. Separate the eggs; beat the yolks with half the sugar over the double boiler until creamy. Stir in the melted chocolate, then cool by stirring into ice water. Whip the cream stiffly. Beat the egg whites with the remaining sugar to stiff peaks. Fold the whipped cream onto the chocolate mixture and quickly fold in the meringue before it sets.
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2.
Fold the meringue gently into the mousse. Transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
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3.
Before serving, cut small portions and garnish with orange zest curls and chocolate shavings.
