Mom's old fashioned chocolate mousse
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ounces | Good quality bittersweet |
| Chocolate | ||
| 5 | larges | Eggs -- separated |
| 2 | teaspoons | Instant espresso dissolved |
| In 1 teaspoon | ||
| Or two of boiling water so | ||
| It makes a | ||
| Paste -- cooled | ||
| Slivered toasted almonds | ||
| Whipped cream -- optional | ||
Directions
Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Add yolks, 1 at a time and stir (take care not to scramble). Add the coffee paste and let cool to room temperature. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into cooled chocolate mixture.
Refrigerate in a big bowl or in individual wine glasses. Serve garnish with slivered toasted almonds and whipped cream piped through a pastry bag.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved Recipe By : COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #MF6747 From: Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...>date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 17:48:32 ~0500