Its winter and new year to celebrate, so what better than having a chilled strawberry and chocolate mousse. Well yes, strawberry and chocolate go hand in hand is a classic combination. The duo signifies celebration, love and happiness all over. And when it comes eggless it’s a blessing to all those who love to avoid eggs or are the vegetarians. The most easy recipe which is a blockbuster in my house comes for you today. I have used apple juice in the recipe but if you don’t have it, don’t worry. Just add water instead of juice, it hardly makes any difference. Light, airy, chocolaty and creamy…when everything comes together, you know it what it is….. so let us quickly have a look on the simple ingredients required to make this exotic looking dessert.
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Servings |
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- 1 cup Dark chocolate - (i used Morde dark chocolate compound)
- 1/2 cup Heavy cream
- 3/4 tbsp Apple juice
- 3/4 tbsp Honey
- 1/2 cup cream Whipped
- 8 Strawberries
- 4 tbsp sugar Granulated
- Mint leaves - few
- 1 Kitkat
Ingredients
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- Take 4-5 strawberries and chop it and add into a blender jar with sugar. Blend it to make a fine paste. Keep aside.
- Chop dark chocolate or you can even use chocolate chips to reduce your labor. Measure them again and add apple juice and honey into it and mix well.
- Heat a double boiler and add the chopped chocolate mix into it and melt completely by string continuously with a spatula. Keep aside to cool. This may take 10-15 mins.
- In a separate bowl, take cream and start whipping with an electric hand mixer it till soft peaks.
- Once the chocolate is cool down completely, add whipped cream into it and whisk for another few minutes till the mixture turns thick and creamy.
- Take the serving bowls or glass and pour in 2-3 tbsp of strawberry puree into it.
- Take the strawberry slices and place them around the side of the glass in a circumference.
- Scoop the prepared chocolate cream mix and fill the glass completely.
- Refrigerate the glasses for 2 hrs.
- Once the mousse is set, take the glass out from the fridge and pipe some fresh cream on the top using a star nozzle.
- Sprinkle chocolate shavings all over and place a mint leaf and a piece of kitkat as a garnish.
- Serve Chilled!