Recipe for a Light Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
2 x large eggs
80gr / 2.8 oz. Good quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
2 x tsp honey
1 x tbsp water
Preparation
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1. Melt chocolate and water slowly in a heat proof bowl over simmering water (bain marie). When it has melted sit the bowl on a cool surface for a couple of minutes.
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2. Separate the eggs, beat the yolks with the honey until creamy.
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3. Clean off your whisks and then beat the whites until they reach stiff peaks.
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4. Beat the chocolate into the egg yolks and honey mix with a wooden spoon or spatula until smoothly incorporated. It’s important that the chocolate is cool enough, otherwise the eggs will cook.
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5. Mix about a third of the egg white mixture into the chocolate mix to loosen it.
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6. Fold in the next third of egg white to the chocolate, with a metal spoon, followed by the last third.
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7. When everything is evenly mixed together, pour into the bowls or glasses in which you wish to serve the mousse and chill for a couple of hours before serving.
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About
An almost guilt free dessert for when you are trying to eat healthy, but just need that little treat. Even when we're being good, we need to be just a little bit bad, right?
Yield:
2 to 4
Added:
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 4:59am
