Description
Silky chocolate mousse meets smooth cold brew coffee in this elegant French-inspired dessert. Rich chocolate layers blend with intense coffee notes, creating a luxurious treat that promises cool sophistication on your palate.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 150 grams (5.3 ounces) dark chocolate, finely chopped
- 300 milliliters (10.1 fluid ounces) heavy cream
- 3 large egg whites
Coffee Ingredient:
- 200 milliliters (6.8 fluid ounces) cold brew coffee (strong)
Sweetener:
- 50 grams (1.8 ounces) sugar
Instructions
- Craft a robust cold brew coffee by steeping finely ground coffee beans in water for a full day, ensuring maximum flavor extraction.
- Carefully strain the coffee through a fine-mesh filter to create a smooth, concentrated liquid.
- Gently melt dark chocolate using a double boiler technique, stirring until achieving a glossy, completely liquid consistency.
- Divide the heavy cream, blending half with the cold brew coffee to create a rich, aromatic liquid.
- Whip the remaining cream until it forms soft, billowy peaks that hold their shape delicately.
- Create a light meringue by whisking egg whites, gradually incorporating sugar until stiff, glossy peaks develop.
- Delicately fold the melted chocolate into the coffee-cream mixture, ensuring a uniform, silky texture.
- Gently incorporate the whipped cream, maintaining the mousse’s airy structure with careful, deliberate folding.
- Softly fold in the meringue, creating a cloud-like consistency that preserves the mousse’s delicate volume.
- Transfer the mousse into elegant serving dishes, using a smooth, controlled motion.
- Refrigerate the dessert for a minimum of two hours, allowing the flavors to meld and the texture to set perfectly.
Notes
- Steeping cold brew for a full day intensifies the coffee’s rich, smooth flavor, creating a deep, complex taste profile in the dessert.
- Properly melting chocolate using a water bath prevents burning and ensures a silky, glossy texture for the mousse base.
- Whipping cream and egg whites to the right consistency is crucial for achieving the signature light, airy texture of a perfect mousse.
- Gently folding ingredients maintains the delicate air bubbles, keeping the mousse fluffy and preventing deflation.
- Chilling for a minimum of two hours allows the mousse to set completely, enhancing both texture and flavor melding.
- Using high-quality dark chocolate and freshly ground coffee beans elevates the dessert’s overall taste and sophistication.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 367
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 24mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 37mg