Chocolate Mousse after Supper
Prep 10 minutes · Total 30 minutes · Yield 6 people
Set out oz frozen black cherries thawed, sugar, and citric acid before you start Chocolate Mousse after Supper. The batch is written for 6 people.
Count on 10 minutes of prep, about 30 minutes from the first measurement to the plate.
What goes in the bowl
- 6 oz frozen black cherries thawed
- 3 ½ tablespoon sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon citric acid
- ⅛ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ tablespoon kirsch or other liquor
- 4 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 ¼ cups semi-sweet chocolate chopped
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- ½ cup heavy Cream for topping
How the cooking goes
Make the black cherry sauce, if desired
- Make the black cherry sauce by combining cherries (and their juices), sugar, citric acid and almond extract in a small saucepan. Cook on medium until the sauce holds a line on a spatula.
- Tip into a bowl and cool until it is no longer warm. If it isn’t cool when you put it in the mousse, it will deflate it.
Make the mousse & assemble
- Either by hand or in the bowl of a electric mixer with the whisk attachment, whip heavy cream to medium peaks and place in the refrigerator.
- Melt chocolate either in a bain-marie (in a bowl over simmering water) or in the microwave in 30 second intervals. Once melted, allow to cool to just above body temperature. It should feel warm to the touch.
- In the bowl of a electric mixer, beat yolks and sugar until tripled in volume and pale yellow. Add chocolate and beat well. This will thicken considerably. Move quickly to ensure it doesn’t continue to thicken. Scrape down the sides with a flexible spatula to allow for uniform blending.
- Sacrifice some whipped cream by adding a small amount of whipped cream to the chocolate mixture. Fold aggressively to incorporate. Quickly fold the chocolate into the rest of the whipped cream. Spoon immediately into containers.
- Dollop a bit of the cherry sauce into the center of the mousse. You could also stir the cold cherry sauce into the mousse. Spread a bit of the unsweetened whipped cream on top. Refrigerate before serving.
After it comes off the heat
Give the plate the rest the method asks for. Cover leftovers and refrigerate them when the dish includes meat, eggs, or dairy.
If you want another plate from Chocolate, open Chocolate Pudding Cookies Baked Until the Edges Set and White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies Baked Until the Edges Set.
