Mutti's Mousse

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 6 tablespoons rum or 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope gelatin
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 ice cubes
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup heavy cream (whipped)

Recipe

• 1 bring the milk and rum (or vanilla) to a boil.
• 2 pour into a blender.
• 3 add package of gelatine and blend until dissolved (just a few seconds).
• 4 add egg, sugar, and chocolate chips. blend on high speed.
• 5 when chocolate fully melts, add ice and 1 cup of heavy cream and blend until the ice melts.
• 6 in a medium-sized mixing bowl, whip 1 cup of heavy cream and fold in the blender's contents.
• 7 pour mousse into container(s) and chill until set (usually takes a couple hours). i usually use some fancy votive candle holders, but any small container works great for individual portions. it's a good idea to make the day before.
• 8 serve with whipped cream (and a few chocolate shavings if you want that extra bit of presentation).