Chocolate Mousse Cups

I have always been gaga about desserts, not that I have been any less enthusiastic about appetizers & entrees. But then sweet dishes have a special way of melting one down. This next dish was scripted during one of those meltdowns. The lab rat this time was one of my hubby’s chums, Pradeep a.k.a Dinku (no clue on how the name fell) & when dinner was dusted & done, he was still alive. This one is definitely not for the hardcore dieting folks!!!

Ingredients

For Chocolate mousse

280 gms dark  chocolate( you can use chocolate chips)
2 cups whipping cream and extra for the topping
1/4 cup coffee, hot
4 eggs, room temperature
2 tbsp. sugar

For the cups

1 ½ cup milk chocolate chopped

Whip the cream to form light peaks. Set aside in the refrigerator.

Melt the chocolate in a large mixing bowl set over barely simmering water. (Or you can microwave it for 30 seconds).

 Meanwhile, whip the eggs with the sugar until very fluffy and thick, about 10 minutes.

Stir the hot coffee into the melted chocolate. The mixture will start to thicken. Quickly stir in the beaten eggs, and then fold in the whipped cream.

 Pour or spoon mixture into a bowl and chill until firm, about 2 hours.

For the Chocolate Cups

Melt  the chocolate over a double boiler method until smooth. (Or microwave for 30 seconds).

 Line a 12 -cupcake tray with cupcake liners and scoop approximately 1 tbsp. melted chocolate into each cup. Use a pastry brush to evenly coat each cupcake liner and paint the chocolate up the sides of each liner, stopping about 1 cm from the top.

 Freeze the tray for several hours. Peel off the cupcake liners and store the chocolate cups in the freezer. 

Serve the mousse in the chocolate cups with whipped cream and chocolate curls. This will be an instant hit among the kids.What a treat!!!!!!