Quick Chocolate Cinnamon Mousse With Cherries Food

QUICK CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON MOUSSE WITH CHERRIES

Steps:

• For cherries:
• Combine cherries, cherry preserves, and Port in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and boil until juices thicken to syrup consistency, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Transfer to small bowl and chill until cold, about 3 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.
• For mousse:
• Combine 1/4 cup cream and cinnamon in small saucepan; bring to boil. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Transfer chocolate mixture to large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat remaining 1 cup cream in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Fold 1/4 of whipped cream into lukewarm chocolate mixture. Fold remaining whipped cream into chocolate mixture in 3 additions just until incorporated. Divide mousse among 4 glasses or bowls. Chill until set, about 4 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep chilled.
• Spoon cherries with syrup atop mousse and serve.

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Pour milk into a small bowl; sprinkle gelatin over the top. Let stand for 5 minutes or until softened. Place 3/4 cup chocolate chips in a large bowl; set aside. , In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups cream and sugar to a boil; remove from the heat. Gradually pour over chips, whisking until smooth. Fold in gelatin mixture. Stir in cinnamon and vanilla. Pour into five dessert dishes. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours., Place remaining chocolate chips in a small bowl. In a small heavy saucepan, bring corn syrup and remaining cream to a boil; remove from the heat. Gradually pour over chips, whisking until smooth. Cool to room temperature; carefully spoon over each dessert. Garnish with chocolate curls if desired.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH WINE-SOAKED CHERRIES AND WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate over a double boiler. While chocolate is melting, separate the eggs. Beat the yolks, using a whisk in a medium bowl, with 2 tablespoons of the sugar and the vanilla until they become light yellow and creamy.
• Temper the yolks with a few tablespoons of melted chocolate before adding the rest of the chocolate, stirring until well combined. Set aside.
• Beat the whites in a medium bowl with remaining tablespoon of sugar until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
• In a large, cold bowl, add the cream and beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold both the egg whites and cream into the chocolate-egg mixture. Spoon the mousse into individual serving bowls or 1 large bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Cherries: Combine the wine, sugar and lemon zest in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and add the cherries. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly reduced, about 10 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
• In a small bowl add the cream, sugar and vanilla. Whip until the cream forms soft peaks or to desired consistency.
• To serve, top the mousse with cherries and whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE AND CINNAMON MOUSSE

Steps:

• Place grated chocolate in bowl. Pour 1/3 of whipping cream in a small pan and cook on low heat almost to a boil. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and cinnamon and blend gently and well. Set aside.
• In an electric mixer, add the remaining whipping cream until firm consistency. Incorporate the chocolate mixture using a wooden spoon. Add cocoa blend gently and well. Refrigerate the mousse for several hours.

QUICK AND EASY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine milk, pudding mix and water. Beat until well mixed. Chill for 5 minutes. , Fold in whipped cream. Spoon into individual serving dishes. Garnish with additional whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE - CHESTNUT MOUSSE

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate& butter in a heavy saucepan on very low heat, remove pan from heat Stir in the Chestnut puree, a little at a time, mashing with the back of the spoon to break up large pieces (small bits of puree will remain in the mixture) Add vanilla& salt.
• Beat until stiff and fold in a 1/2 cup cream.
• In a fresh bowl beat egg whites with the cream of tartar.
• Heat sugar and 3 tbsp water to boiling, stirring until it reaches 240F degrees.
• Slowly beat the hot syrup into the egg whites.
• continue beating until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold in the chocolate mixture, making sure no streaks of egg white remain Pour into a 2 quart clear or ceramic bowl.
• Cover and refrigerat for 4 hours or overnight.
• To serve Beat the remaining cream with the icing sugar.
• Pipe the cream on the mousse and garnish with cherries.