Grand Marnier Chocolate Mousse
Total Time: 25 mins
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 6 large navel oranges
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 2 tablespoons grand marnier
- 1 teaspoon orange peel, finely grated
- 4 eggs, separated, room temperature
- 1 pinch cream of tartar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup whipping cream
- candied orange peel (garnish)
Recipe
- 1 slice top third of oranges off and discard.
- 2 scrape out pulp and gently squuze oranges over bowl, reserving 1 tablespoon of juice; discard pulp.
- 3 set orange shells aside.
- 4 melt chocolate with grand marnier, reserved orange juice and grated peel in large bowl set over gently simmering water.
- 5 stir until smooth.
- 6 remove from over water and stir in egg yolks, one yolk at a time.
- 7 using electric mixer, beat whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks in another large bowl.
- 8 gradually add sugar and beat until stiff but not dry.
- 9 fold 1/4 of whites into chocolate mixture.
- 10 fold in remaining whites.
- 11 beat cream until stiff peaks form;fold into chocolate mixture, blending well.
- 12 spoon into orange shells (you may need to cut a thin slice from the bottom to steady orange "bowls").
- 13 refrigerate until firm.
- 14 garnish with candied orange peel and serve.
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