Wednesday 31 July 2013

Low sugar luxurious chocolate mousse

This is one of my favourite desserts and it perks me up after a bad day. It is an occasional treat but careful it is addictive. For those avoiding caffeine you could make this with carob but for this recipe I have used dark chocolate.




Ingredients:

3 eggs
150g dark chocolate (I usually use chocolate that is over 70% as it has a lower sugar content but this is at your discretion)

Directions:

  1. Place dark chocolate in a bowl over a pot of simmering water. Make sure the water doesn't touch the bowl
  2. Separate the eggs, with one bowl holding egg whites only and the other the yolks
  3. Use an electric blender to whip the egg whites to stiff peaks. You know they are done when you can place the bowl over your head and nothing falls on you :P
  4. Turn the heat off the pot of boiling water once the chocolate is melted 
  5. Place the egg yolks into the chocolate and mix quickly
  6. Remove the bowl from the pot and grab 2 tablespoons of the egg white mixture and fold into the chocolate gently
  7. Once this is done fold the rest of the egg white mixture into the chocolate but be sure not to overwork as you still want it to be light and airy
  8. Place the mixture into little cups and place in the fridge for 4 hours or overnight
  9. You can serve with shavings of chocolate or any red berry


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