Prep Time 10′ Cooking Time 10′ Serves 4
Ingredients
- 200 grams dark chocolate
- 2 tablespoons Cognac or rum
- 3 egg whites from organic eggs
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped until thick
Instructions
- Finely grate or chop 50 grams of the chocolate from the recipe and set it aside.
- Finely chop the remaining 150 grams of chocolate and melt it in a bain-marie. Once melted, remove it from the heat.
- Whip the egg whites in a bowl until soft (not stiff) peaks form.
- Gradually add the sugar while continuing to beat until you have a stiff meringue.
- Fold a large spoonful of the meringue into the now lukewarm melted chocolate.
- Gently mix with a spoon.
- Add the Cognac and mix.
- Pour the entire chocolate mixture into the remaining meringue and fold gently until incorporated.
- Finally, add 2/3 of the grated chocolate and the whipped cream to the mixture.
- Stir to combine.
- Divide the mousse into 4 glasses.
- Allow to chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours and garnish the glasses with chocolate shavings and powdered sugar before serving.
Enjoy!
Source: Argiro Barbarigou
