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Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« on: October 06, 2011, 02:07:32 am »
"When you haven't got time for overnight setting in the fridge or you don't want to use raw eggs, this mousse is perfect. In fact, at all times, constraints or not, it is chocaliciously gorgeous." ~ Nigella
This recipe 'was made for' TMX!! If Nigella doesn't have one I'm sure she'd love one. It is Super easy and super scrummy!! Very dangerous - no waiting around 6 hours to set - could be making it alot more often then I should.  :-))
Instant Chocloate Mousse:(Adapted from her site)
Number of People: 4-6
Ingredients:
•150g marshmallows (I used pascalls mega mellows - just ripped them into bits as I put them in)
•50g soft butter (unsalted)
•250g good dark chocolate (I use Green and Black's 70%)
•60g hot water
•280g cream (pure)
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation:
1.Insert butterfly, sp 4, 20-40sec - Whip the cream with the vanilla until thick, firm peaks.  (depends on your cream so keep an eye on it and don't end up with butter)
2.Scrape out and set cream aside.
3.Don't bother washing out bowl - Put the marshmallows, butter, chocolate and water in. 70oC, sp 1-2, 5min. Melt altogether - knock speed up to 3 for a few seconds to make sure all melted together.
4.Allow to cool down a little and add cream and butterfly back to bowl and fold mix gently speed 1 for a few seconds.
5.Scrape into 4 glasses (175ml) or 6 smaller (125ml) ones, and chill until you want to eat. The sooner the better!

Tips/Hints:This is RICH so I opted for smaller glasses but used bigger ones too and added strawberry foam and berries. You can watch her make it on YouTube. This is so easy it can be whipped up in 10min!!  ;)

I used this today to make my own wonderful creation - A choc mousse marshmallow slice!!! I made the bickie base in a slice tin and added the mousse mixture and a marshmallow mix on top of that and swirled it with a tooth pick, let it set and topped with toasted coconut. Very happy with that.
« Last Edit: July 11, 2014, 10:09:49 am by judydawn »

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2011, 02:44:25 am »
Add the grated white chocolate like she does in the video.  ;D

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2011, 03:03:44 am »
ohh, so this is where this recipe originated from! I got it from a friend of a friend, lol
http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=6716.0

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2011, 05:53:18 am »
Oh no! I sooo don't need a chocolate mousse recipe that I can get to straight away! :o :o
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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2011, 06:47:12 am »
This so reminds of the coffee cream from Margaret Fulton bessemer cookbook

any one else  got that book
i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2011, 06:48:45 am »
Oh - Sorry LeeJ!!  :-[ I did what I thought was a thorough search on here before posting it - I thought it was too good to be true that it wasn't up here somewhere. It is sooooo divine.  :o

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2011, 06:53:11 am »
Is that like a coffee mousse fundj??

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2011, 06:55:48 am »
yes it is. i just found the book ;D

i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2011, 07:02:22 am »
oh don't be silly, at least I know where it originated from ;)

it really is just too divine!!

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2011, 07:07:22 am »
You need to post an adapted version fundj - I think the 2 (chocolate and coffee mousse) would go lovely together in a parfait glass!!  ;)

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2011, 07:13:22 am »
if i hade marshmallows :(i would make it now. we can call it mocha mousse
i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2011, 07:19:50 am »
i guess could make some marshmallows  :P

i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2011, 10:54:50 pm »
Well you could - you do have a TMX.  ;)

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2011, 11:07:01 pm »
 ;D
i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Nigella's Instant Chocolate Mousse
« Reply #14 on: October 07, 2011, 04:05:13 am »
LOL!! You're a star!!  :D But I don't think you'll want to use them up in the recipe now will you??