Chestnut Mousse

A dessert for both young and old gourmands.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 435 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: 2
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 400 ml Sweet cream

  • 4 pieces Egg, egg yolk, fresh

  • 4 spoon Sugar, white

  • 1 pinch Salt, table

  • 85 g chocolate, dark

  • 30 g chocolate, dark

  • 150 g Nuts, chestnut, cooked

  • 2 spoons Alcohol, Rum

Steps

  1. Finely chop both types of chocolate. Pour 150 ml of cream into a pot and slowly heat it over medium heat. When small bubbles start to form at the edges, remove the pot from the heat.

  2. In a heatproof bowl, use a hand mixer to froth the egg yolks, sugar, and salt. While continuously mixing, slowly pour in the cream. Place the bowl over a water bath (see tips). While mixing, cook for about 8 minutes until the cream thickens slightly.

  3. Remove the bowl from the heat and mix in both chocolates, chestnut puree, and rum. Place the bowl back over the water bath and mix until the chocolate melts. Remove the bowl with the cream again and cover the surface of the cream with cling film. Let it cool for about 1 hour.

  4. In a new bowl, whip the remaining cream until stiff. Fold two-thirds of the whipped cream into the cooled cream. Distribute the cream into dessert glasses and refrigerate for about 6 hours to cool and set. Also, store the remaining whipped cream in the refrigerator until use.

  5. Once the dessert is well chilled and set, fill a piping bag with the remaining whipped cream. Use a star-shaped nozzle and decorate the dessert with small dollops of whipped cream. Serve the prepared dessert.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 426.75 kcal
  • Fat: 21.14 g
    • Saturated Fat: 10.32 g
  • Carbohydrates: 49.16 g
    • Sugars: 42.28 g
  • Protein: 6.39 g
  • Fiber: 2.46 g

Advice

A water bath is used for melting and dissolving delicate foods and ingredients or for frothy mixing (especially for preparing various sauces and creams). Place a heatproof container with the ingredients on top of another container with hot water and whisk the ingredients in the upper container until they thicken and froth. The water in the lower container should not boil vigorously! For the preparation of the dessert, you can use store-bought chestnut puree or make it yourself.