Dessert Recipes - Chocolate Orange Mousse Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 orange

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups plain (semi-sweet) chocolate

• 600 ml/2 1/2 cups milk

• 15 ml/1 tbsp powdered gelatin

• 3 eggs, separated

• 40 g/3 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups double (heavy) cream

• 30 ml/2 tbsp orange liqueur

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Method:

1. Pare off a strip of orange rind, cut into very thin strips and boil in water for 3 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain again. Reserve for decoration.

2. Finely grate the remaining rind and squeeze the juice. Using a potato peeler, pare off a few chocolate curls and reserve for decoration, then break up the remainder and place in a bowl over a pan of hot water to melt, or melt in the microwave.

3. Stir in the milk and grated orange rind until well blended. Sprinkle the gelatin over the orange juice in a small bowl and leave to soften for 5 minutes.

4. Stand the bowl in a pan of hot water and stir until the gelatin has dissolved completely (or heat briefly in the microwave).

5. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until thick and pale. Whisk in the chocolate milk and gelatin. Leave until on the point of setting.

6. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and whip the cream until softly peaking. Fold all but 60 ml/4 tbsp of the cream into the mixture with the orange liqueur, then fold in the egg whites.

7. Turn into a serving dish and chill until set, preferably overnight, to allow the flavors to develop.

8. Decorate with the reserved whipped cream, the chocolate curls and thin strips of orange rind.