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.