Chocolate Mousse Crepes With Grand Marnier Sauce Food

CREPES SUZETTE WITH GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Combine eggs, milk, water, salt, vanilla, and 3 Tablespoons melted butter in a blender and pulse until foamy, about 30 seconds.
• Add flour and sugar and pulse until smooth.
• Refrigerate the batter for 30 minutes or overnight.
• When ready to prepare your crepes, heat 1 Tablespoon of butter in a crepe pan or other shallow frying pan. Ensure that the butter has coated the entire surface of the pan before adding 1/4 cup of crepe batter and swirling to cover the surface of the pan.
• Cook crepes one minute, flip carefully, and then cook other side for half a minute. (The edges will start to crisp and turn up slightly, but the surface won't get as bubbly as pancakes.)
• Repeat this process with remaining batter.
• Place a frying pan over low heat and add the butter and sugar.
• Stir occasionally, until sugar begins to dissolve. Increase the heat to medium and allow the mixture to bubble and caramelize. Add the orange juice and zest, allowing the mixture to thicken, and then add the Grand Marnier.
• If you want to flambe, tilt the pan to the flame on gas - or take a long-necked kitchen lighter to the pan if using electric. Be prepared to extinguish the flame with the lid or by taking the pan off the heat.
• Remove sauce from heat and pour over the crepes (or add the crepes to the pan).

CREPES SUZETTE WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM AND ORANGE BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add milk and eggs to blender and combine. Add the flour 1/2 a cup at a time, blending after each addition to ensure there are no lumps. Add pinch of salt and melted butter then blend for 30 seconds until you achieve a smooth, silky consistency. Set aside in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to rest. While it rests make the orange butter sauce.
• Dip a piece of kitchen paper in butter and grease a small frying pan. Ladle a spoonful of batter into the pan. With a flick of the wrist swivel the pan in order to get a nice even covering all over. A good crepe should be paper- thin. Cook on a high heat and flip it over when you see the edge turning golden brown. Remove crepes from pan and fold in half and press into a muffin tray to form little cup shapes. Bake in hot oven for 10 to 12 minutes until slightly crispy and brown around the edges, the middle should remain spongy and light.
• Combine the butter, sugar, citrus juices, and zest to a small saucepan and cook for about 10 minutes until it caramelizes. It should be a golden color. Remove from heat, add the Grand Marnier, return to the heat and continue to whisk and reduce until syrupy-about 10 minutes. When done, set to the side.
• To assemble, place crepe "cup" in the center of plate and place a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the cup. Drizzle with the orange butter sauce

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CREPES

Steps:

• For the mousse filling, melt the chocolate to 104 to 113 degrees F.
• In another bowl combine sugar, yolks, and 6 tablespoons cream, and whisk well over simmering water to cooking to thicken, making a sabayon. Whisk half the whipped cream into the chocolate, then fold in the sabayon. Add remaining whipped cream and fold in, then chill, until ready to use.
• For the crepe batter, whisk the eggs well then add the milk and whisk. Whisk in remaining ingredients. Let sit 20 minutes then strain.
• For the bisque, put all the ingredients in a pot except the extract and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and whisk well to incorporate the chocolate then add the extract. Chill over night if making ahead of time. When ready to serve, warm the bisque through.
• Ladle small amounts (1 to 2 ounces) of crepe batter into buttered crepe pan and cook on both sides. Repeat until all the batter is used.
• Let the crepes cool before filling. To fill, place a quenelle of chocolate mousse in each crepe and fold it over to enclose the mousse. Serve 2 filled crepes per person. Spoon some chocolate mint bisque over and around the crepes. Sprinkle with raspberries and white chocolate shavings.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Gently melt the chocolate in microwave, set aside and let it cool down slightly.
• Whisk the egg yolks and the sugar with an electric mixer until pale yellow.
• Add the melted chocolate, orange liqueur and cream and mix well till combined.
• Beat the egg whites with clean beaters till stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold whites into the chocolate mixture using a lifting and rolling motion, so that the mousse remains fluffy.
• Put the mousse in 4-6 serving glasses and refrigerate it for at least 2 hours before serving.
• Just before serving, garnish with luscious, ripe berries, mint and sweetened whip cream if desired.

CHOCOLATE GRAND MARNIER MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt chocolate and orange juice over low heat.
• With a mixer, beat yolks, sugar and liqueur until lemon coloured. Beating on high, add the chocolate.
• With clean beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks. Whip whipping cream until soft peaks appear.
• Gently fold the whipping cream into the chocolate. Fold in the egg whites.
• Chill at least 2 hours.
• Garnishing Options: Drizzle with chocolate syrup/or sauce, chocolate curls or sprinkles, fresh whipping cream, sprigs of fresh mint.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CREPES

Steps:

• Make a batch of Nif's Chocolate Crepe Batter #354547 and keep warm.
• Grate the chocolate and mix with the sugar, vanilla extract and boiling water. Beat until smooth.
• Add the egg yolks one at a time beating well after each addition.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold gently into the chocolate mixture. Refrigerate for two hours.
• Fill each crepe with the chocolate mousse mixture and fold over.
• Serve with whipped cream and sprinkle with chopped nuts.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CREPES WITH GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• Grand Marnier Sauce-- Mix butter and sugar heat in microwave oven on high for 1 minute.
• Add cream, Grand Marnier and orange zest.
• Heat for 2 minutes stir and heat for 1 more minute.
• Chocolate Mousse Filling-- Melt the chocolate.
• In another bowl combine sugar, yolks, and 6 tablespoons cream, and whisk well over simmering water to cooking to thicken.
• Whisk half the whipped cream into the chocolate, then fold nto the cream mixture.
• Add remaining whipped cream and fold in, then chill, until ready to use.
• For the crepe batter-- whisk the eggs well then add the milk and whisk.
• Whisk in remaining ingredients.
• Let sit 20 minutes then strain.
• Ladle small amounts (1 to 2 ounces) of crepe batter into buttered crepe pan and cook on both sides.
• Repeat until all the batter is used.
• Let the crepes cool before filling.
• To fill, place chocolate mousse in each crepe and fold it over to enclose the mousse.
• Spoon some Grand Marnier Sauce around the crepes.
• Garnish with orange sections.

GRAND MARNIER MOUSSE WITH BLACKBERRIES

Steps:

• Pour 2 tablespoons milk into small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over and let soften 5 minutes. Whisk egg yolks and sugar in medium metal bowl to blend. Place over saucepan of simmering water (do not let bowl touch water). Whisk mixture over water until instant-read thermometer registers 160°F, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mixture to yolk mixture and whisk to dissolve gelatin.
• Place white chocolate in large bowl. Bring remaining 1/2 cup milk to simmer in heavy small saucepan. Pour hot milk over chocolate and whisk until chocolate is melted and smooth. Fold egg yolk mixture into chocolate mixture and let cool to room temperature. Whisk in 1/4 cup Grand Marnier. Whip cream to soft peaks. Fold whipped cream into Grand Marnier mixture. Divide mousse among 8 wineglasses. Cover and chill overnight.
• Whisk remaining 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier and orange marmalade in large bowl to blend. Add berries and toss gently to combine. Spoon blackberry topping over mousse in each glass and serve.

EASY GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Slice the room-temperature butter into 1/4-inch pieces and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, heat the strained orange juice, sugar, and finely grated orange zest over low heat, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
• Increase the heat and bring the mixture to a boil. The sauce will thicken and become syrupy.
• Add the butter slices to the saucepan, piece by piece, while whisking constantly. When thoroughly blended, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the Grand Marnier .
• Serve immediately and enjoy.