chocolate cherry cordial mousse

Oak Ridge, TN
Updated on Jan 22, 2011

I based this recipe on a basic mousse recipe from the Joy cookbook, 1976. I love the flavor of chocolate covered cherries, sometimes known as cherry cordials. Use canned cherries, not cherry pie filling.

prep time 25 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • MOUSSE
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3-4 ounces sweet baking chocolate, grated
  • 4 - egg yolks, beaten
  • 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons brandy or kirsch
  • TOPPING
  • 1 cup canned dark cherries with juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon brandy or kirsch

How To Make chocolate cherry cordial mousse

  • Step 1
    Chill your cream, mixing bowl, and beaters for at least one hour before starting recipe.
  • Step 2
    Scald the milk in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in the 1/4 cup sugar and chocolate until blended and chocolate melts.
  • Step 3
    Pour about 1/2 cup of this mixture over the beaten egg yolks in a mixing bowl, and mix together quickly. Then pour this mixture back into the chocolate mixture in the pan. Stir constantly over low heat until it thickens slightly. Do not overcook. Place the pan in a bowl of cold water to cool it.
  • Step 4
    In the chilled bowl, whip the cream until stiff. Whip in the vanilla and 2 tablespoons brandy or Kirsch.
  • Step 5
    Fold the cooled chocolate custard into the whipped cream until well blended. Fill custard cups with the mousse. Place in refrigerator.
  • Step 6
    Drain canned cherries, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Heat the 1/4 cup juice and the sugar over medium high heat, stirring constantly, to a boil. Boil until thickened like syrup, several minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in cherries and brandy or Kirsch. Spoon this mixture evenly over mousse just before serving. (Cherry mixture may be held at room temperature until serving time.)

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Culture: French
Category: Puddings
Category: Chocolate
Ingredient: Dairy
Method: Stove Top

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