Mint Chocolate Mousse

Name: Mint Chocolate Mousse
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 oz (180 g) semisweet chocolate; 3 eggs yolks and whites separated; 2 tbsp (30 mL) sugar; 1 cup (250 mL) 35 % whipping cream; 1 tbsp (15 mL) crème de menthe liquor; 1/3 cup (80 mL) whipped cream

This is the Mint Chocolate Mousse recipe.

Prep: 15 min
Refrigeration: 2 h

Yields 6 servings

Ingredients

6 oz (180 g) semisweet chocolate
3 eggs yolks and whites separated
2 tbsp (30 mL) sugar
1 cup (250 mL) 35 % whipping cream
1 tbsp (15 mL) crème de menthe liquor
1/3 cup (80 mL) whipped cream

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Preparation

Melt chocolate over double boiler or in micro-wave oven. Pour into large bowl.

In small bowl, lightly beat egg yolks and stir into melted chocolate.

In other bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, and gradually beat in sugar. Fold egg whites in chocolate mixture.

With electric mixer, whip cream with crème de menthe liquor and fold in chocolate and egg mixture.

Refrigerate for 2 hours. Serve in individual dessert cups and top with 1 tbsp (15 mL) whipped cream.

Note

: This recipe contains raw or lightly cooked eggs. Foods containing raw or lightly cooked eggs may be harmful to vulnerable people such as young children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems.