Mousse Au Chocolat A L'orange

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 18 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 orange, zest of
• 10 egg yolks, beaten until slightly foamy
• 10 egg whites
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts or 1/2 cup almonds
• 1 ounce semisweet chocolate, grated
• unsweetened whipped cream, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a double boiler, melt the chopped chocolate with 3/4 cup water.
• 2 remove from the heat and whisk the chocolate until smooth.
• 3 add the orange zest and let cool to room temperature.
• 4 beat the egg yolks again lightly with a whisk and add them, a little at a time, to the cooled chocolate, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
• 5 beat the whites until firm peaks form.
• 6 vigorously beat a large dollop of the whites into the chocolate mixture, then beat in the nuts and grated chocolate.
• 7 gently fold the remaining whites into the mixture.
• 8 carefully spoon the mousse into tall dessert glasses and refrigerate for at least an hour.
• 9 serve with unsweetened whipped cream.