Chocolate & Orange Mousse with Pomegranate Seeds

We were invited for dinner at a friend's house and i offered to bring dessert. The guy who invited us is a certified chocolate lover, so while i have an abundance of lemons, i couldn't bring myself to make anything else other than a dessert that's chocolate based.

And because they have already experienced my chocolate guinness cake, chocolate mousse cake, and chocolate fondant (yes, with the molten center!), i had to find another recipe. I needed something that i can prepare in advance since I had a lot of things to cook for this weekend!

That's when the idea of making a mousse came about- relatively quick and tasty, and should be chilled so i can make it way ahead of time.

I googled several recipes as i usually do,and then after grasping the concept i took a stab at my own recipe.

I winged it most of the time but if i remember right the mousse ended up being composed of

100 grams of Lindt touch of sea salt
75grams nestle plaistowe dark chocolate
A tablepoon of butter
150ml pouring cream
Juice of half an orange
Zest of 1 orange
Dollop of honey
2 eggs, separated
2 tsps + 1 tbsp caster sugar
Pomegranate seeds, green leaves for garnish (i used chocolate mint and sugar leave)

Melt chocolates, honey and butter ov a bain marie. Mix in orange juice and zest unti well incorporated. Set aside. Whip egg yolks with 2 tsps of sugar until pale, and fold into chocolatea while it is still slightly warm to somewhat coo the egg (not an issue if the eggs are fresh, but i just want to minimize risks!) Whip cream until soft peaks form and fold into chocolate mixture. Whip egg whites with the remaining sugar until soft peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture until well incorporated. Spoon into individual cups and chil in the fridge until it has set, at least an hour.

Garnish with something that would help cut the richness of the dark chocolate. In this case i used pomegranate seeds, both for taste and visual impact, and mint, for a refreshing after taste. This made 4 cups filled just halfway.






Best served with port!


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