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White chocolate mousse

 

Coffee mousse
 
  • 50 GRAM CHOCOLATE, chopped
  • 1 CUP CREAM, whipped
  • 1 CUP STRONG HOTCOFFEE
  • 5 LEAVES GELATIN
  • 6 TABLESPOONS SUGAR
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Split the eggs. Melt the chocolate with two tablespoons of cream (microwave or Au Bain Marie. Add the egg yolks. Allow the mixture to cool down for 5 minutes. Whip the cream and add to the chocolate mixture. Beat the egg whites fluffy and mix with the chocolate. Put the mousse in 4 glasses and cool in the fridge for at least 3 hours.

Put the gelatin in cold water for 10 minutes and dissolve it in the hot coffee. Dissolve the sugar too. Allow the coffee to cool down until tepid. Mix the whipped cream carefully with the coffee and stir in the chocolate. Put in the fridge for at least 4 hours.

On the first Sunday in March the French celebrate "Grandmother Day". This day started as a purely commercial act, initialized by the coffee brand "Café de Grandmère" but was adopted nationally. Click on culinary calendar for more links between cooking and celebration.