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Monday, March 30, 2015

Chocolate - Chestnut Mousse

Total Time: 5 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 16
  • 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chunks, melted
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can chestnut puree
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup whipping cream, beaten stiff
  • 4 egg whites, beaten to form soft peaks
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon icing sugar
  • red glazed cherries (for garnish)
  • green glazed cherries (for garnish)

Recipe

  • 1 melt the chocolate& butter in a heavy saucepan on very low heat, remove pan from heat stir in the chestnut puree, a little at a time, mashing with the back of the spoon to break up large pieces (small bits of puree will remain in the mixture) add vanilla& salt.
  • 2 beat until stiff and fold in a 1/2 cup cream.
  • 3 in a fresh bowl beat egg whites with the cream of tartar.
  • 4 heat sugar and 3 tbsp water to boiling, stirring until it reaches 240f degrees.
  • 5 slowly beat the hot syrup into the egg whites.
  • 6 continue beating until stiff peaks form.
  • 7 gently fold in the chocolate mixture, making sure no streaks of egg remain pour into a 2 quart clear or ceramic bowl.
  • 8 cover and refrigerat for 4 hours or overnight.
  • 9 to serve beat the remaining cream with the icing sugar.
  • 10 pipe the cream on the mousse and garnish with cherries.

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