Chocolate Mousse

Happy Independence Day!!!!

 Chocolate mousse .. wallah!! I'm sure that this word can make our mouth water at any time of the day whether its a fasting day or a sleepless midnight. I've posted this very recipe but with a cake- base named Triple-Chocolate Mousse Cake by Martha Stewart long ago . There I did make two types of mousses with bittersweet chocolate & milk chocolate. Now this is done with just Milk chocolate as per ma sissy's request but served with Special Kellogs (Red Berry Crunch) and chocolate shavings as layers. This was just awesome and so easy too... Red Berry Crunch gave it the sourness of the berries and crunchiness of the cereal... I just loved it... & ma daughter too didn't complained about plain mousse...

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups or 400 ml heavy cream
• 4 large egg yolks, room temperature
• 1/4 cup or 60 ml sugar
• 1/4 cup or 60 ml light corn syrup (u can omit that too)
• 7 ounces or 200 gms approx. bittersweet chocolate, melted
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• Salt

Method:

1.Put heavy cream*** into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 3 1/2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; refrigerate 1 hour

2.   Put 4 egg yolks into the clean bowl of the mixer fitted with the clean whisk attachment; beat on high speed until pale and frothy, 4 to 5 minutes. 

3.Meanwhile, bring 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons corn syrup, and 2 tablespoons water to a rolling boil in a small, heavy saucepan over high heat. Cook until clear, large bubbles form, about 1 minute. 

4.Reduce mixer speed to medium-low. Carefully pour hot syrup down side of bowl. Raise speed to medium-high. Mix until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes (If you want, you can double boil egg yolks and then go on beating) Pouring hot syrup itself cooks the eggs a bit, so don't worry about raw eggs... . 

 

5.Stir in bittersweet chocolate, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and a pinch of salt with a rubber spatula.

6..Add one-third of bittersweet-chocolate mixture to whipped cream; whisk to combine. Add remaining bittersweet-chocolate mixture, whisking until completely combined. Press through a large-mesh sieve into a large bowl; discard any solids. 

 

*** I didn't had heavy cream at that time, so used normal fresh cream and added dreamwhip powder and then whipped it... It was thick... :)