Research for Vday's Dinner - dessert shortlisted!

OoOOOoOoOOo every since I saw this picture on AllRecipes.com I couldn’t stop drooling! I finally found the recipe corresponding to the picture, but the reviews were pretty mixed.

So I dug around a little more, and found something I can do the day before and the reviews were mostly 5 out of 5 stars. Cool eh … I don’t have martini glasses but I do have some wine glasses, so those will have to do =)

So this is the recipe for Death by Chocolate Mousse (I only grabbed the mousse part).

Servings for 2

Ingredients

1/4 cup heavy cream

1/4 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips = 3 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 pinch salt

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon white sugar

Method

1. Combine 1/4 cup cream, chocolate, vanilla extract, and salt, in the top of a double boiler. Heat until chocolate is fully melted and mixture is smooth.

2. Alternatively, if you have a food processor, you can blend mixture by placing chocolate, vanilla extract, and salt in the processor bowl. Bring 1/4 cup cream to a boil on stovetop, then slowly pour cream into processor with blade running. Continue to process until mixture is smooth.

3. Pour chocolate mixture into a bowl and cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.

4. In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup chilled cream with 1 tablespoon sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture. Pour mixture into serving container. Chill for at least 6 hours before serving.

Tip: Cover the top of the container with cling wrap to prevent the mousse from drying out.