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DISH NAME : EGGLESS CHOCOLATE COFFEE MOUSSE

  • Origin : CONTINENTAL
  • Category : DESSERTS
Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 15 minutes
Chilling Time : 2 hours
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Description

Mousse, pronounced 'moos' is a sweetened dessert with whipped cream as a base, often stabilized with gelatin and chilled in a mould. The French word Mousse means 'foam'.
Almost all mousse recipes use eggs to give the airiness and lightness to mousse, but this recipe substitutes it with marshmallows. Marshmallow is a sugar candy made using sugar, gelatine and corn syrup to a spongy consistency and then shaped into small cylindars or square shapes and then coated with corn starch.
Marshmallows are available in supermarkets, duty free shops (in India) and in hill stations (like kodaikanal) where it is home made.

Note

1) If you cant find pure dark chocolate, use dark chocolate compound, like Morde.
2) The cream used here is dairy cream and not non dairy whipping cream.Use cream with atleast 35 % fat for a rich taste. Milky mist has 39 % fat. Amul cream can also be used.
3) If marshmallows are not chopped to small pieces, it will not melt properly.
4) If you are not a coffee fan, just omit it and proceed. Children would prefer it without coffee.

  Servings 
Quantity Name
150  Gms.Marshmallows
50  Gms.Butter (saltless)
250  Gms.Dark chocolate
1  Tsp.Instant coffee granules
60  Ml.Boiling water
300  Ml.Double cream

Method

1) Keep butter outside the fridge to soften it.
2) Chop marsmallows into small pieces.
3) Heat butter, marshmallows, chocolate and water together on a low heat till marsmallows melt. Stir gently every now and then. Remove from fire and add coffee.
4) Whip cream till thick and fold into chocolate mixture gently. Mix to get a smooth texture.
5) Pour into bowls cover with cling wrap and keep in the fridge to chill for about 2 hours.

Serving Suggestions

Serve chilled as it is or with a fruit sauce. This mousse has a satiny smooth texture.