Coffee Chocolate Mousse Recipe

Coffee Chocolate Mousse Recipe

A chocolate coffee mousse is a quick and easy to make chocolate dessert recipe that an be made in advance.

Serves 6 - 8

Chocolate Coffee Mouse
Chocolate Coffee Mousse

For the Chocolate Coffee Mousse

500ml (18 floz) very strong cold coffee
1 tablepsoon gelatine
3 tablespoons boiling water
85g dark chocolate
3 egg yolks
3 egg whites
70g (2 1/2 oz) caster sugar (superfine sugar
280 ml (1/2 pint) whipping cream (double cream)
2 tablespoons good cocoa powder
Whipped cream and grated dark chocolate for decoration


Making the Chocolate Mousse

1. Sprinkle the gelatine over the boiling water, stir well and leave for 3 - 4 minutes to dissolve completely.

2. Melt the chocolate.

3. Beat the egg yolks and sugar together until pale and thick, then gradually whisk in the cold coffee and fold in the cooled melted chocolate.

4. Stir the gelatine to make sure that it has completely dissolved, mix 1 -2 tablespoons of the coffee/egg/chocolate mixture into the gelatine this will help it to blend into the mousse. Then fold the gelatine into the coffee mixture.

5. Whip the cream until thick and soft, fold in the cocoa powder.

6. Fold the beaten cream into the coffee mixture.

7. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold into the coffee mixture.

8. You can pour the mixture into one large bowl or divide into smaller serving bowls.

9. Chill for at least 2 hours until set.

10. Top with freshly whipped cream and sprinkle with grated chocolate before serving.

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Spanish Hot Chocolate Drink Recipe

Spanish Hot Chocolate Drink

Serves 2


Spanish Hot Chocolate Drink

2 cups milk
85g (3 oz) dark chocolate cut into small pieces
To Decorate : cinnamon Sticks, orange zest, sugar cubes


1. Place the chocolate in a heat proof bowl on top of a pot of simmering water and heat until melted.

2. Warm the milk in a saucepan heat the milk to a boil.

3. Pour a little of the hot milk into the melted chocolate and stir.

4. Using a wire whisk, whisk in the remaining milk into the chocolate and continue to mix until frothy.

5. Pour into heatproof glasses or mugs. Decorate with a cinnamon stick and orange zest.

You can also rub the sugar cubes over a whole orange to remove the zest giving you orange flavored sugar cubes. These can be added to the hot chocolate.

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