Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry Coulis and Whipped Cream

I want to be Alton Brown someday. Not only is his knowledge of every food incomparable his recipes are genius. Case in point this chocolate mousse. Its eggless - no messing with egg yolks and takes minutes to put together. Literally its a 15 minute preparation, chilling time extra. To put it together with raspberry coulis and cream? That was how I ate it at a luncheon and the combination is amazing. The tangy sweet coulis and decadent mousse with the cream is a perfect bite. I used a mix of semi sweet Ghirardelli and unsweetened 70% cocoa Callebaut chocolate. And I added powdered sugar to the cream to get the right sweetness. The recipe below is as per Alton Brown. 

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cup heavy cream

1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup strong black coffee or 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder

1 tablespoon rum

4 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin

Put the chocolate and butter in a large microwaveable bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat till most of the chocolate is melted. The remaining chocolate will melt as you stir it. Keep aside and cool to body temperature.

In a another chilled large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cup of heavy cream till stiff. (Add powdered sugar before beating the cream). Mix 1/4 of the cream into the melted chocolate to lighten it. Mix in the remaining cream in two parts.
Mix the gelatin in the remaining 1/4 cup cream and let it rest for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes heat it gently (not in a microwave) so it is warm - don't boil. Mix it with the cooled chocolate.

Raspberry Coulis:

2 cups raspberries

1/4 cup fine sugar

2 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)

Pass the raspberries through a sieve and collect the juice. In a saucepan, add the sugar and water and heat to dissolve the sugar. When cooled, add the lemon and raspberry juice and mix well. Chill it. 

To assemble:

In a slim wine glass, spoon about 1 tablespoon of coulis at the bottom and fill 3/4 of the glass with the mousse and chill for an hour to set. Just before serving top with whipped cream and serve.

If you want to have just the mousse, spoon into martini glass, wine glass or pipe into chocolate shells and chill for an hour. Just before serving, spoon some whipped cream on top and enjoy...

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