Chocolate Mint Mousse

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup creme de menthe
• 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 2 cups heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 chop the chocolate into small pieces and put into a bowl.
• 2 in a medium saucepan, bring 2 inches of water to a simmer. remove pan from heat. set the bowl of chocolate over the hot water, stirring frequently until just melted. remove bowl from hot water. cool.
• 3 bring the water in the saucepan back to a simmer.
• 4 in a large bowl or in the bowl of a standing mixer, combine the egg yolks, sugar, and creme de menthe. set bowl over simmering water and whisk constantly until egg mixture is slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
• 5 remove bowl from hot water. with mixer on medium speed, whisk the egg mixture until light and cool, about 4 minutes.
• 6 in a small saucepan, bring about 1 inch of water to a simmer.
• 7 put 1/4 cup of water in a small bowl, sprinkle with gelatin, and let stand until softened, about 2 minutes.
• 8 remove pan of simmering water from heat and set bowl of softened gelatin in hot water until gelatin has melted, about 2 minutes.
• 9 whip cream to soft peaks.
• 10 whisk gelatin into cool egg mixture, and then divide egg-gelatin mixture evenly between two bowls.
• 11 fold 1/2 of the whipped cream into one of the bowls. stir melted chocolate into second bowl and then fold in remaining whipped cream.
• 12 to layer the mousse, divide 1/2 of the chocolate mint mousse between six individual goblets. spoon all of the mint mousse on top.
• 13 make a final layer using the remaining chocolate mint mousse.
• 14 refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours.
• 15 recipe can be prepared and refrigerated 1 day ahead.