End your evening on a sweet note with this devilishly decadent Irish cream dessert.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup (15g) good-quality instant coffee granules, dissolved in 1/4 cup (60ml) hot water
- 150g good-quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped, plus grated chocolate to serve
- 150g unsalted butter
- 4 eggs, separated
- 2 1/2 tablespoons Irish whiskey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 150g caster sugar, plus extra 1 tablespoon
- 300ml thickened cream
- 2 tablespoons Baileys Irish Cream liqueur
Method
- Step 1Place coffee, chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water (don’t let the bowl touch the water), stirring until the chocolate and butter have melted. Remove bowl from heat and set aside.
- Step 2Place yolks, whiskey, vanilla, 150g sugar and 1 tablespoon cold water in a separate heatproof bowl set over the simmering water (don’t let the bowl touch the water) and whisk with electric beaters for 3 minutes or until thick and pale. Remove the bowl from the pan and sit in a larger bowl filled with iced water (don’t let any water get in the yolk mixture), then continue to whisk for a further 2-3 minutes until the mixture thickens and cools slightly. Stir in the chocolate mixture until combined.
- Step 3Whisk the eggwhites in a clean bowl with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form. Add the extra 1 tablespoon sugar and beat until stiff and glossy.
- Step 4Gently stir one-quarter of the eggwhite into the chocolate mixture to loosen, then fold in the remaining eggwhite until combined.
- Step 5Spoon the chocolate mousse into small serving glasses, leaving a 2cm gap at the top. Chill for 3-4 hours to set.
- Step 6Whisk thickened cream and Baileys together until stiff peaks form, then spoon over the mousse. Scatter with grated chocolate and serve chilled.
- Low carb
- Low kilojoule
- Low sodium
- Lower gi
Nutrition
723 kj
Energy
13g
Fat Total
8g
Saturated Fat
2g
Protein
65mg
Cholesterol
22.14mg
Sodium
10g
Carbs (sugar)
11g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
- Author: Katie Quinn Davies
- Image credit: Katie Quinn Davies
- Publication: Taste.com.au
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