Instant Chocolate Mousse
"If you're looking for a sweet surprise for your Valentine, or just because, this will fit the bill! This can be made the day of, but encourage you to not make it any earlier. This is a fantastic dessert! It only takes about 15 minutes from start to finish! Go for it! Try a small chocolate bowl that you can get at specialty stores and most bakeries. They also have small chocolate cups, which works great as well.If you can't find the bowls or cups, try putting it in a pretty wine glass or a martini glass."
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1⁄4 cup hot coffee, plus
- 2 tablespoons hot coffee
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pint heavy cream (also called whipping cream)
- 2⁄3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1 ounce may use coffee brandy or 1 ounce chocolate liqueur
- 3 pre-made chocolate cups (or chocolate shells)
- 3 maraschino cherries
directions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, coffee and salt.*.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on medium-high to whip the cream for 1 minute.
- Add the powdered sugar and whip for another minute.
- Add the Kirsh and coffee-cocoa powder mixture.
- Whip on high until stiff peaks form, about another minute.
- Spoon the mousse into a medium plastic zippered bag and and close the bag. Use scissors to snip off one corner (about 1/2" up).
- Arrange the chocolate cups(if using) on serving plates.
- If the cups don't sit flat,place a dollop of mousse under them.
- Squeeze the bag to pipe the mousse into the chocolate cups.
- Use a vegetable peeler to shave the chocolate bar over the mousse-filled cups, letting some of the shavings scatter on the plate.
- Top each mousse with a cherry.
- Refrigerate if not eating immediately.
- Note * At this point, it should have the consistency of melted chocolate. If it.
- is too thick, whisk in another tablespoons of coffee. Set aside.
- Note** These hold well in the refrigerator, but it's best made the day of, if possible.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FLUFFSTER
Bullhead City, Arizona
I would like to welcome you to my recipes. I have been with Food.com since 10/05.
My beloved husband, Tom, passed away 3 years ago. My world stopped. It's taken me all this time to find my way back to life without him.
I have been so blessed to have found my second, once in a lifetime. I've met an amazing man who is so good to me.
We moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to Bullhead City, Az. in February, and we love it here.
I have worked at Bally's and Paris hotel.casinos, in Las Vegas. I have seen some very famous entertainers, including Liza Minnelli, Penn and Teller, Ray Liotta, Dr. J (Julius Erving), Frank Sinatra and his wife Barbara Marx. and many, many more.
Cooking is my passion, and I am slowly, but surely beginning to venture into the world of baking. To me, cooking is so much easier because baking is so much more exact.
I love to make Italian and Mexican food the best, followed by Chinese and last, but by far the least, good old American food! How can you beat chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy?? I love to find several recipes and put my own spin on them and create a new recipe.
