Chocolate Mousse With Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup raspberry jam
• 1 tablespoon raspberry liqueur or 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon brandy or 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 2 1/2 cups whipping cream
• chocolate curls or grated chocolate

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan heat the jam over low heat until melted, stirring occasionally. remove from heat.
• 2 stir in raspberry liqueur or orange juice; set aside to cool completely.
• 3 in another small saucepan heat chocolates over low heat until melted and smooth. remove from heat.
• 4 stir in the honey, brandy or orange juice, and 1 tablespoon of the whipping cream until well combined.
• 5 transfer mixture to a large bowl and set aside to cool completely.
• 6 in a chilled, large mixing bowl beat the remaining whipping cream until stiff peaks just form.
• 7 remove 1 cup of the whipped cream and set aside.
• 8 stir 1/2 cup of the whipping cream into the chocolate mixture to lighten.
• 9 fold remaining whipped cream into the cooled chocolate mixture.
• 10 spoon the chocolate mixture into 6 stemmed wine glasses or dessert dishes.
• 11 top with reserved whipped cream.
• 12 spoon cooled raspberry sauce over and top with chocolate curls.
• 13 cover and chill for 1 to 6 hours.
• 14 makes 6 servings.
• 15 tip: for chocolate curls, slowly draw a vegetable peeler across the edge of a bar of semisweet or milk chocolate. it works best if chocolate is at room temperature.