December 10, 2010

Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse

I have a great Italian food reference book;  Culinaria Italia.  It has a Tiramisú recipe that is 'to die for', but cannot be eaten by my kids because of the heavy coffee flavour (and caffeine content).  So, below, is the same recipe which I have slightly altered to make it kid-friendly - this has become one of our family favourites since I first made it... and the kids fight over who gets to lick the bowl, the spoons, the mixing tongs... LOL 

Prep time:  15 mins + 1 hour in refrigerator
Servings:  4 servings

200grs of heavy cream
500grs of Mascarpone
4 egg yolks
5 tblsp of sugar
tea cookies
Mozart Cream of Chocolate

1. Crush the cookies and divide evenly into 4 cups.
2. Add a light swirl of Cream of Chocolate

3. Whip the cream with 1 tbls of sugar until stiff
4. Mix the egg yolks with the rest of the sugar
5. Whip the yolks with the mascarpone
6. Fold in the Whipped Cream
7. Add 1 tbls of Cream of Chocolate
8. Spoon equal amounts of the cream into the cookie-based cups OR for added effect, fill a piping bag with a large flower nozzel and pipe the cream into the cups in a circular fashion. 

9. Spinkle the top with some cocoa powder or sprinkles (the kids can do this part) and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. 


For the original  "adult" recipe use:
 - Ladyfingers soaked in instant coffee and amaretto (instead of plain crushed tea cookies). 
 - Do not add the Cream of Chocolate to the cream mixture 
 - Cover the top of the dessert with Cocoa Powder

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