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Instant Chocolate Mousse

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 6 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert, Vegetarian, Gluten-free

Tags: medium difficulty, naturally gluten-free, recipes for dessert, recipes for mousse, recipes using brewed coffee, recipes using cherry, recipes using cocoa powder, recipes using coffee liqueur, recipes using kirsch, recipes using powdered sugar, recipes using whipped cream, vegetarian

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AInstant_Chocolate_Mousse)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AInstant%20Chocolate%20Mousse&oldid=4524786

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

Mousse

  • ½ cup (60 g/2.1 oz) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons (90 ml/3 fl oz) hot brewed coffee
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 cups (500 ml/1 pint) heavy cream
  • ⅔ cup (80 g/2.8 oz) powdered sugar
  • 1 oz (28 g) kirsch (cherry brandy), chocolate brandy, or coffee liqueur

Plating

  • 6 chocolate cups or shells
  • Small chocolate bar (for garnish)
  • 6 maraschino cherries

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, coffee, and salt. It should whisk easily and have the consistency of melted chocolate. If it is too thick, whisk in another tablespoon of coffee. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on medium-high to whip the cream for 1 minute.
  3. Add the powdered sugar and whip for another minute.
  4. Add the kirsch and coffee-cocoa powder mixture.
  5. Whip on high until stiff peaks form, about another minute.
  6. Spoon the mousse into a medium plastic bag or piping bag, and twist the top closed.
  7. Use scissors to snip off one corner (about ½ inch up).
  8. Arrange the chocolate cups on serving plates. If the cups don't sit flat, place a dollop of mousse under them.
  9. Squeeze the bag to pipe the mousse into the chocolate cups.
  10. Use a vegetable peeler to shave the chocolate bar over the mousse-filled cups, letting some of the shavings scatter on the plate.
  11. Top each mousse with a cherry.

Notes

Refrigerate if not eating immediately.