Dark Chocolate and Honeycomb Mousse
3 hours 25 minutes
This decadent dessert is perfect for entertaining. A rich, silky chocolate mousse with crunchy honeycomb shards is sure to impress your dinner guests!
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Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 200g good quality dark chocolate, chopped
- 1/3 cup thickened cream
- 1 teaspoon powdered gelatine
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- 2 eggs, separated
- 2/3 cup thickened cream, whipped
- 2 (50g) bars chocolate coated honeycomb (Violet Crumble)
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:5min ›
Extra time:3hours setting ›
Ready in:3hours25min
- Combine chocolate and 1/3 cup thickened cream in a small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth. Dissolve gelatine in the hot water; add to chocolate mixture. Whisk egg yolks into chocolate mixture; transfer mixture to a large bowl. Cool.
- Beat egg whites in a small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form.
- Finely chop one honeycomb bar. Fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture, then fold in egg whites, in two batches. Gently fold in finely chopped honeycomb bar. Divide mousse among four 3/4-cup (180ml) serving glasses. Cover; refrigerate 3 hours or until set.
- Just before serving, chop remaining honeycomb bar into shards; serve mousse topped with honeycomb shards.
