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CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH PEPPERMINT CREAM

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH PEPPERMINT CREAM

Plan: (Maintenance)

Serving information: This recipe fills 3 ramekins. It is easily doubled.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH PEPPERMINT CREAM

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup organic whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/4 cup Kerry Gold butter
  • 2 oz. high-quality, unsweetened chocolate bar (Ghirardelli), chopped (lower quality chocolate will not work)
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup powdered Swerve
  • 1/2 tsp. espresso powder, optional (brings out the chocolate flavor)
  • 2 large pastured eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp grass-fed gelatin or regular Knox gelatin if you can’t get it
  • PEPPERMINT CREAM
    • 1 cup organic heavy cream
    • 1/4 tsp pure peppermint extract
    • 2-3 tsp Swerve, Lakanto monkfruit or drops of liquid stevia – all to taste
  • Start with less, taste and add more to your liking.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. In a small pan, combine cream, almond milk and butter. Bring to a full boil, then remove from heat.
  2. In a food processor/blender, combine unsweetened chocolate, cocoa powder, Swerve and espresso powder. Pulse a few times to combine. Add scalded cream mixture and blend until smooth.
  3. Crack eggs into a small bowl, then quickly add to the mixture and blend until smooth. Pour into dessert cups and chill at least one hour.