Thanks to Gina Meyers for allowing us to publish this recipe for First Love Chocolate Mousse from her cookbook Love at First Bite: The Unofficial Twilight Cookbook, published by iUniverse, Inc. March 2009.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons strong coffee
- 2 tablespoons orange extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 egg whites
- A pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (or 1/2 carton of 8 ounce Cool Whip)
Preparation:
Melt the chocolate, with coffee added, over low heat. Remove from heat and add first the orange extract and then the egg yolk, stirring until the mixture is smooth. *In another bowl, beat the egg whites and salt; add the sugar and beat with an electric mixture until stiff peaks form. Lastly, whip the cream until it is stiff; fold into the egg whites. Fold egg white mixture into the chocolate mixture. Place in the refrigerator, and chill until ready to serve.
