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Leon Chocolate Mousse

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 100g chocolate, 70% cocoa
  • 30g unsalted butter
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 shot of dark espresso
  • a drop of orange oil or a bit of very fine orange zest or a bit of Cointreau/Grand Marnier
  • 3 egg whites
  • 15g fructose

Method

  1. Melt the chocolate and butter together until smooth.
  2. Whisk the egg yolks until nearly white and thick in consistency.
  3. Gently stir the egg yolks into the chocolate mixture. Then stir in the coffee and the orangey bit.
  4. Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks, add the fructose and whisk again for a minute to get that shine.
  5. Gently mix the egg white into the chocolate mixture. Been very gentle, but don’t leave any white streaks.
  6. Put into ramekins and leave in the fridge for an hour.