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    Home » Recipes » Dessert

    Chocolate And Coffee Mousse

    February 13, 2014 by Kankana Saxena

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    A decent chocolate treat is soul satisfying, mood uplifting and can switch any miserable day to a chirpy one. Living in west coast, I shouldn't ever nag about the weather but it's been blue off late and it yelled for some sugar rush to boost my spirit. Plus, with all the Valentine’s Day chocolate delicacies that are floating in the virtual food world and food channels, it’s tough not to flow with the temptation. It’s nothing bad, only food and good food, if I may say. Well, chocolate is good for health in several ways, obviously as long as you don’t over do it. I had mentioned it several times in past that I am not a chocoholic but at times, the craving hits hard. And if that’s an airy, fluffy, velvety mousse, which melts in your mouth, I could dig in and gobble non-stop. Not that I do, but I totally can.

     

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    Yesterday, just before dinner, I whipped this insanely easy chocolate mousse with a hint of coffee flavor in it. My husband was surprised when he watched me suddenly jump out of the couch and go straight to the kitchen, like I left the stove on by mistake. I am still working on fixing that bad habit! That was clearly not the reason why I rushed to the kitchen. Like I said before, craving hits hard at times. After a quick 15 minutes, the mousse was ready. Really, it was that quick. As usual, I was trying to scrape every single bit of it and when I couldn’t do it anymore, I licked the whisk clean. Who doesn’t do that, right? Not even a tad bit embarrassed about it. It’s dark chocolate after all and that silky smooth mousse was too good to get washed by water. Arvind stood there and stared at me with a flat expression. I am sure such things don’t surprise him any more.

    My plan was to save some for the special love-day that’s just around the corner. Not that we go outrageous and celebrate Valentine’s Day with flowers and hearts hovering around us. We find that silly. We don't even like to eat out on that day because its just too crowded. But we do like to treat ourselves to something special. Now, if only I could resist the temptation until Friday. There are still two more left in the fridge and I placed the milk gallon right in front of it hoping that the trick works! The truth is, I don’t trust myself much with chocolate mousse or any chocolate treat. The good news however is that this mousse so easy to prepare, I can make it any time.

     

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    Chocolate and Coffee Mousse | Playful Cooking

    Chocolate And Coffee Mousse

    Kankana Saxena
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Servings 0

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 teaspoon gelatin powder
    • 2 tablespoons cold water
    • 3 tablespoons hot water
    • ½ cup sugar
    • ½ cup dark cocoa powder
    • 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
    • pinch of salt
    • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions
     

    • In a bowl, mix gelatin with cold water and let it stand for a minute. Then, mix hot water to it and let it cool to room temperature.
    • In a mixing bowl, add sugar, salt and sift cocoa powder plus coffee powder to it. Add whipping cream to the bowl and using an electric mixer, whisk at medium high until it’s stiff. Scrape in between to make sure everything is mixed well. Pour the gelatin mixture, vanilla extract and whisk to mix everything together. Spoon it to individual containers, cover it and refrigerate it for a few hours.
    • Serve it plain or add a dollop of whipped cream on top.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Servings

     

    “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.” ― Charles M. Schulz

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    Comments

    1. vibha

      May 14, 2014 at 7:45 am

      awesome combo. Please share the recipe.

    2. Maite SweetFood

      April 13, 2014 at 4:29 pm

      I'm sure it tasted amazing!!I've just found your blog and I love it!!!
      Everything is so cute!!!
      Greetings from Spain!!

    3. IshitaUnblogged

      March 30, 2014 at 5:15 am

      Absolutely drooling over this. Then again, which post of yours don't I drool over? Hey Congratulations on the big news... love to your boy and I am sure, you will make an apple puree look like a gourmet condiment. Can't wait to see that. But, before that - you and the baby first!

    4. Jennifer Smith

      March 07, 2014 at 9:02 pm

      I am drooling over this chocolate mousse even just by looking at the images and imagining the taste of it! Heaven! Who doesn't love chocolate? I always say, chocolates are recipes for a sweetastic (sweet-fantastic) life. Sadly, I might not be able to try this soon since I have just started an elimination diet starting with sugar. A little bit of chocolate every once in a while won't hurt as long as we keep track of our food intakes. 🙂

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