Chocolate Cherry Mousse Recipe

Chocolate cherry mousse shots

Name: Chocolate cherry mousse shots
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 150g 70 per cent dark chocolate; 2 eggs separated; 6 cherries; 200ml double cream; 1 tbsp kirsch

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:28 PM

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Serves 6

A little effort

Total time: 20 mins

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Delicious, boozy, dark chocolate mouse pots are topped with an individual cherry and kirsch. These sweet treats look elaborate but are ready in just 20 minutes, perfect for handing round to guests.

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Try this chocolate cherry mousse, then check out our classic chocolate mousse, chocolate mousse cake, white chocolate mousse and avocado chocolate mousse. Also read our guide on what is kirsch for tips about the liqueur used in this recipe and where to buy it.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

150g 70 per cent dark chocolate
2 eggs

separated
6 cherries
200ml double cream
1 tbsp kirsch

Nutrition: per serving

kcal347
fat30.3g
saturates15.8g
carbs12.8g
fibre1.5g
protein4.9g
salt0.09g

Method

step 1

Beat together the egg yolks and kirsch and gently mix into the melted chocolate with the 4 tbsp of cream. Whisk the egg whites to firm peaks and fold them through the chocolate mixture.
Spoon into 6 shot glasses and chill. Dollop some softly whipped cream on top of each mousse and push in a cherry to decorate (with stalk).

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Janine Ratcliffe in a short sleeved long dress sitting on a chair beneath palm trees on a balcony

Janine RatcliffeFood director

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