Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 563.5
- Total Fat: 44.4 g
- Cholesterol: 223.9 mg
- Sodium: 230.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 32.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
- Protein: 10.0 g
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Chocolate Mousse
Submitted by: SEDGEYIntroduction
This is the real thing. No fat free whipped topping or pudding mix here. Perfect for a low carb primal diet, but only as a treat :)Have a bain marie and a bowl of ice water ready. Use farm eggs since they're essentially raw.
Adapted from Time Life Foods of the World - Provincial France This is the real thing. No fat free whipped topping or pudding mix here. Perfect for a low carb primal diet, but only as a treat :)
Have a bain marie and a bowl of ice water ready. Use farm eggs since they're essentially raw.
Adapted from Time Life Foods of the World - Provincial France
Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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4 egg yolks
1/2 cup superfine sugar
2 tbs Cognac (or other liquor)
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, cut in small chunks
3 tbs strong coffee or espresso
8 tbs butter, cut in small chunks
4 egg whites
Directions
Beat the egg whites in a copper bowl until stiff and set aside.
Beat sugar and egg yolks until thickened and will form a ribbon. Beat in the Cognac. Stir over a bain marie for 3-4 minutes until thickened. Place bowl over a pan of ice water and beat another 3-4 minutes until thickened to the consistency of mayonnaise.
Melt chocolate and coffee/espresso over bain marie. Drop in butter a piece at a time until incorporated. Mix into egg yolk mixture. Fold in egg whites.
Spoon into oiled dessert glasses and chill a couple of hours until set.
Serving Size: Makes 2 generous servings or 4 reasonable servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SEDGEY.
Beat sugar and egg yolks until thickened and will form a ribbon. Beat in the Cognac. Stir over a bain marie for 3-4 minutes until thickened. Place bowl over a pan of ice water and beat another 3-4 minutes until thickened to the consistency of mayonnaise.
Melt chocolate and coffee/espresso over bain marie. Drop in butter a piece at a time until incorporated. Mix into egg yolk mixture. Fold in egg whites.
Spoon into oiled dessert glasses and chill a couple of hours until set.
Serving Size: Makes 2 generous servings or 4 reasonable servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SEDGEY.
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