Chocolate Cherry Mousse
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Author: Tasting Colorado Cookbook, Ski Tip Lodge
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- ¼ cup dried cherries
- ¼ cup fresh cherries or pie cherries rinsed of any syrup
- 4 large eggs
- 9 ounces dark or semi-sweet chocolate
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Rehydrate the dried cherries in boiling water. Combine with the fresh cherries and then puree in the food processor until smooth.
- Separate the eggs and retain both the yolks and whites. Combine the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler and melt. After the chocolate is melted, whisk in the cherry puree and egg yolks and return the pan to the double boiler to make sure chocolate doesn’t cool too much.
- Combine the egg whites and sugar in a small bowl and whip to medium peaks. Fold into the melted chocolate mixture in three stages. Whip cream to medium peaks and fold into chocolate mixture in three stages. Spoon the mousse into eight ramekins or other small serving dishes and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Cooking With Michele® at https://cookingwithmichele.com/2013/11/chocolate-cherry-mousse-from-tasting-colorado-cookbook/