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Creamy Chocolate Mousse

Source of Recipe


From "Chocolate on the Brain" by Kevin Mills






List of Ingredients



• 8 squares (8 ounces) semisweet chocolate
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• 1 Tbsp Kahlua, Cointreau or raspberry liqueur
  
• 1 cup heavy cream
  
• Fresh raspberries or strawberries (optional)
  






Instructions



1. Melt the chocolate in a heavy frying pan over very low heat, stirring constantly. When the chocolate is almost melted, turn off the heat and set aside to cool. The heat of the pan will melt the remaining chocolate. Stir in the milk and the liqueur and mix until fully incorporated. Set aside.
   
   
2. Pour the cream into a medium bowl, and beat with an electric mixer until it thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour the chocolate mixture over the cream and mix them gently with a rubber spatula, scraping up the cream from the bottom of the bowl and turning the spatula over repeatedly until no white is showing.
   
   
3. Pour the mixture evenly among eight small dishes, or into one serving bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. The mousse will thicken as it cools. Serve plain or with a few raspberries or strawberries, if you like. Store leftovers, covered, in the refrigerator.
   
   Serves 8
   
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   ♦ Tip:
   
   Put the empty bowl and beaters in the freezer for 10 minutes before using them. Cream will whip faster if the bowl and the beaters are ice-cold.