Chocolate, Mocha Mousse with Strawberries
 
 
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Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Dessert
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: International
Ingredients/ Συστατικά
For the Chocolate Mousse
  • 100 gr. / 4 oz. dark chocolate 60% cocoa
  • 60 gr. / 2 oz. milk
  • 100 ml 3.5 fl oz. heavy cream 35% fat
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
For the Mocha Mousse
  • 210 ml / 7 fl. Oz. heavy cream 35% fat
  • 140 gr. / ½ bag (5 to 5¼ oz.) of mini marshmallows
  • ¼ cup confectioner's sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp espresso powder
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • Strawberries for garnishing
Instructions/ Εκτέλεση
For the Chocolate Mousse
  1. Boil the milk.
  2. In a glass bowl place the chocolate cut in small pieces and pour the hot milk.
  3. Incorporate and put aside.
  4. In your mixer bowl pour the heavy cream and confectioner's sugar and whisk with the wire whip until it becomes thick as a Greek yogurt.
  5. Slowly, slowly add it to the chocolate batter and incorporate.
  6. If you will use it immediately put it in the freezer for half an hour to 1 hour.
  7. If you are going to use it the next day put it in the fridge.
For the Mocha Mousse
  1. In a saucepan put everything except the vanilla extract.
  2. Simmer gently and stir until the marshmallows are melted.
  3. Remove from heat and add the vanilla extract and stir.
  4. Pour the filling in a bowl and place it in the fridge for at least 1 hour or until it is chilled.
  5. Serve by putting first the chocolate mousse and then the mocha. Garnish with strawberries. You can cut more strawberries and add them to the chocolate mousse.
Notes/ Σημειώσεις
Recipe for the mousse adapted from Nectaria Pantazopoulou
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/chocolate-mocha-mousse-with-strawberries/