Easy Chocolate Rum Mousse

A Easy and Delicious New Twist on the Plain Old Chocolate Mousse

Michael Crozier
Michael Crozier, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Dec 7, 2010 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."
Here's a simple, kicked-up chocolate mousse that's great at holiday time or anytime
Category
Desserts
Cuisine
French
Main Ingredients
Quick and Easy
Prep Time
 20 min
Total Time
 20 min

Ingredients

Serves 4
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate
1/4 cup dark rum
5 large eggs - separated
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp sugar
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Directions for Easy Chocolate Rum Mousse

1
Melt Chocolate In A Double Boiler and Add Rum
Cut a bar of semi-sweet chocolate into small pieces and melt in the top bowl of a double boiler. Add rum and stir. Set aside chocolate until cool
2
Separate Eggs Into Separate Bowls and Beat Yolks and Vanilla
Separate yolks and eggs into two bowls. Beat egg yolks and vanilla.
3
Add Yolks to Chocolate
When chocolate is cool, add the egg yolks gradually and stir. Be careful... do not add yolks if the chocolate is still too warm or you will get scrambled chocolate eggs.
4
Beat Egg Whites and Sugar
Beat egg whites until stiff, slowly add sugar and beat until peaks hold.
5
Fold Egg Whites Into Chocolate
Fold egg whites gently into chocolate.
6
Garnish and Serve
Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream, and a mint leaf and serve.

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