Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse In Phyllo With Raspberry Sauce Recipes

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Finely chop chocolate; reserve. In a double boiler, whisk yolks, sugar, and salt until sugar has dissolved and mixture is warm to the touch, 2 to 3 minutes. Off heat, quickly whisk in chopped chocolate until melted and cocoa until smooth (mixture will be thick). Cool to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Whisk half of whipped cream into room-temperature chocolate mixture. Gently fold in remaining whipped cream with a rubber spatula. Divide mousse among four serving dishes. Chill at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• Remove mousse from refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with shaved chocolate.

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place double boiler (or a makeshift version) over medium heat and bring water to a simmer. Put sugar, cream, chocolate and butter in top part of double boiler. Let simmer, without stirring, for about 15 minutes, until cream is hot, sugar is dissolved and chocolate has completely melted.
• Add Grand Marnier and whisk until glossy and smooth, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and keep warm. Sauce may be refrigerated for later use, but cool completely first, then reheat in a double boiler.

CHOCOLATE TART WITH CRANBERRY RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Process flour, oats and sugar in a food processor until oats are ground. Add butter; pulse until crumbly. Press onto bottom and 1 in. up sides of an ungreased 10-in. springform pan. Bake until lightly browned, 14-16 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Process almonds in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Beat brown sugar, corn syrup, eggs, chocolate and melted butter; stir in almonds., Pour into prepared crust. Bake until center is set and crust is golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine 1 cup raspberries, cranberries, sugar and wine. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to low; cook, uncovered, until cranberries pop, 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool slightly., Press berry mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl; discard seeds. Refrigerate sauce until serving., Remove rim from pan. Serve tart with sauce and remaining raspberries.

TRI-CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE AND CHOCOLATE FILIGREE

Steps:

• Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray, line with plastic wrap.
• Fill small roasting pan or baking dish with dried beans.
• Wedge loaf pan into beans, tilting it lengthwise so that the first layer of chocolate will be at an angle.
• Dark chocolate layer:.
• In saucepan over low heat, melt bittersweet chocolate with butter, stirring until smooth; stir in liqueur.
• Cool, fold in whipped cream.
• Pour mousse into loaf pan on the lower tilted side filling the pan from the center out lengthwise to the lower edge.
• Smooth top.
• Refrigerate, without removing from pan of beans, until mousse is firm, about 2 hours.
• White chocolate layer:.
• In saucepan, combine 3/4 cup heavy cream and gelatin, let stand 5 minutes.
• Add white chocolate and heat over low heat stirring until melted and smooth.
• Place pan in bowl of ice water.
• Stir until slightly thickened.
• Remove from ice water, stir in almonds.
• Fold in whipped cream.
• Reposition loafpan to tilt in opposite direction. (lengthwise.).
• Fill opposite side with white chocolate mousse. You will have one half dark chocolate and one half white chocolate coming down to an angle at the bottom center of the pan sloping (angling) upwards on each side. Like 2 triangles. Smooth white chocolate layer.
• Cover, chill til firm.
• Milk chocolate layer:.
• In saucepan over low heat, stir milk chocolate, butter and raspberry puree until smooth.
• Cool, fold in whipped cream.
• Level loaf pan and fill center with mousse, spread to edges.
• Chill til firm, about 2 hours.
• Raspberry sauce:.
• In food processor, puree thawed berries, strain into small saucepan. Stir in cornstarch and bring to a boil, stirring, simmer 1 minute.
• Cool, refrigerate covered until serving.
• Freeze mousse 1 hour before slicing.
• Lightly sift cocoa powder onto each serving plate.
• Add a slice of mousse, garnish with Raspberry Sauce, Chocolate Filigree and fresh raspberries.
• Chocolate Filigree:.
• Line baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Melt 3/4 cup chocolate melting wafers over low heat or in microwave.
• Fit a #3 plain tip onto pastry bag.
• Fill with the melted chocolate, pipe triangles of melted chocolate onto waxed paper.
• Add crosshatches to each one.
• Set aside til hardened.
• Carefully peel off of waxed paper.
• Store in covered container in cool place.

PHYLLO CUPS WITH CHOCOLATE MOUSSE AND FRESH FRUIT

Steps:

• For phyllo cups:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously butter every other cup in 12-cup muffin pan. Place 1 phyllo rectangle on work surface; cover remaining phyllo with plastic wrap and damp cloth to prevent drying. Brush rectangle with melted butter; sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 tablespoon hazelnuts. Place second phyllo rectangle atop first; brush with butter and sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 tablespoon hazelnuts. Repeat 3 more times; top with 1 more rectangle and brush with butter, making stack of 6 rectangles. Using small sharp knife and 6-inch-diameter plate as guide, cut out two 6-inch round stacks. Press each stack into 1 buttered muffin cup. Repeat procedure 2 more times, making 4 more phyllo cups (6 total).
• Bake phyllo cups until golden and crisp, about 10 minutes. Immediately lift phyllo cups from pan, twisting carefully to loosen; place on rack. Cool completely. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)
• For mousse:
• Whisk egg yolks, 1/4 cup sugar, butter, 1/4 cup water, and espresso powder in large metal bowl to blend. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not let bowl touch water); whisk constantly until thermometer inserted into mixture registers 160°F, about 3 minutes. Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Turn off heat; leave bowl over water.
• Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in another large bowl to soft peaks. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff and glossy. Remove chocolate from over water. Fold 1/3 of beaten whites into warm chocolate mixture to lighten. Fold in remaining whites. Cover and chill until set, at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Fill phyllo cups with mousse (reserve remaining mousse for another use). Top with raspberries and diced pears and serve.

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE MOUSSE IN PHYLLO WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• On a work surface, stack phyllo sheets and cut out three 6-inch squares (6 total), discarding scraps. Stack phyllo squares between 2 sheets of wax paper and cover with a kitchen towel. Line each of two 1/2-cup muffin tins with 1 phyllo square, pressing gently into bottom, with edges overhanging top of tin. Repeat with remaining squares in same 2 tins, overlapping corners in different directions, but do not reposition phyllo once in tin (it may tear).
• Bake phyllo shells in middle of oven until edges are golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully transfer phyllo shells to a rack and cool completely. Phyllo shells may be made 1 day ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
• Make sauce:
• In a saucepan, simmer raspberries and granulated sugar, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes and stir in eau-de-vie or liqueur. In a blender, purée mixture until smooth and strain through a sieve into a heatproof bowl. Chill sauce, covered, at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.
• Make mousse:
• In a small saucepan whisk together granulated sugar and cornstarch and add water and egg, whisking until smooth. Bring mixture to a boil over moderate heat, whisking and simmer, whisking vigorously, 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and add chocolate and eau-de-vie or liqueur, stirring until chocolate is melted. Transfer mixture to a metal bowl set in a bowl of ice and cold water and beat until cold and lightened in color. In a bowl, beat cream until it just holds stiff peaks and fold into chocolate mixture gently, but thoroughly. Chill mousse, covered, at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.
• To make chocolate curls:
• In a small metal bowl, set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, melt chocolate and on a baking sheet (not non-stick) spread it with a metal spatula as thinly and evenly as possible. Cool chocolate until firm to the touch but not hard. (Alternatively, chill chocolate on sheet in refrigerator; if it becomes too hard let it soften slightly at room temperature.) with a pastry scraper or metal spatula held at an angle, scrape chocolate slowly from sheet, letting it curl. Transfer curls carefully as formed to another baking sheet lined with wax paper. Chocolate curls may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered loosely. An ounce of chocolate yields enough chocolate curls to garnish 2 to 4 Servings.
• To serve:
• In a bowl, whisk cream until it just begins to thicken. Pour some raspberry sauce onto 2 dessert plates and dot with thickened cream. Pull point of a skewer or wooden pick through cream to form hearts. With a sieve, dust phyllo shells with confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder. Arrange phyllo shells on top of sauce and spoon about 1/3 cup mousse into each shell (do not overfill). Top mousse with chocolate curls.

ULTIMATE WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH CHOCOLATE PHYLLO AND RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Reserve at room temperature. In a saucepan, add 4 ounces heavy cream and 1-ounce butter, heat until butter is melted. Reserve. In a mixing bowl, add the egg yolks and whisk in the heavy cream and butter mixture, whisk until blended well. Then pour back into saucepan. Place on a low heat, heat until it thickens, be careful not to boil and not to curdle the yolks (making a creme anglaise). Let cool. Place the chocolate into a mixer with a paddle blade, add the creme anglaise, add the warm heavy cream, whip until cool. Fold in the soft peak cream until smooth (about 15 seconds). Place in a tightly covered plastic container, refrigerate overnight. Serve with crispy phyllo and raspberry sauce.;
• In food processor, combine the raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice. Process to blend. Strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove seeds. Transfer to a sealed container. The sauce may be refrigerated for 2 to 3 days, or frozen up to a month.;
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a saucepan melt the butter. Remove from the heat and stir in cocoa powder. Take a sheet of phyllo pastry dough and brush with butter/cocoa mixture. Then sprinkle with granulated sugar and add another sheet of phyllo on top. Continue to layer the phyllo and brush with butter/cocoa mixture until 5 layers have been assembled. Place the phyllo layers between 2 pieces of parchment, then sandwich the paper/phyllo between 2 sheet pans. Place in oven and bake for 9 minutes or until crisp. May take longer in a conventional oven. Remove from the oven and let cool. Then remove the parchment paper and break up the phyllo into abstract pieces. On 4 plates, layer the mousse the phyllo then mousse, etc. until 3 layers are complete. Then drizzle the raspberry sauce around the mousse and garnish mint and fresh raspberrries.