Triple Chocolate Mousse In Grand Marnier Sauce Recipes

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE IN GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to boil in small heavy saucepan over low heat, swirling pan occasionally;do not stir.
• Let boil 1 minute.
• Cool sugar syrup completely.
• Butter and sugar 2-cup loaf pan.
• Sprinkle walnuts in bottom.
• Melt chocolate and in top of double boiler set over gently simmering water.
• Stir in cocoa powder and 1/4 cup sugar syrup (reserve remainder for another use).
• Remove from over water, blend in yolks.
• Beat whites in medium bowl until stiff but not dry.
• Gently fold into chocolate mixture.
• Pour into prepared pan;cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• To unmold, run a very sharp knife along edges of mousse and invert onto platter.
• To serve, cut into 8 slices.
• Ladle some of sauce onto plate and center slice of mousse in sauce.
• Grand Marnier Sauce.
• Blend yolks and sugar in top of double boiler until creamy.
• Set over gently simmering water and whisk in milk in slow steady stream.
• Continue whisking until mixture is thick, about 12 minutes.
• Remove from over water.
• Stir in ice cream and Grand Marnier.
• Transfer to small bowl, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

TRIPLE LAYER CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• SOFT MOUSSE: Melt chocolate over simmering water of a water bath.
• Whip egg yolks with 1/3 cup powdered sugar until pale and airy, place whipped yolks in medium sized bowl. Add warm melted chocolate and fold until just mixed. Wash bowl and wipe thoroughly.
• Dissolve 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 1/4 cup water in small pot, bring to a boil, cook to 230 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• While sugar is boiling slowly whip whites to soft peak. When sugar is ready, slowly pour into whites while beating at a medium speed in a steady stream. Continue to whip until stiff peaks form. Spoon whites on top of yolks but do not fold.
• Whip cream and 1/3 cup powdered sugar until medium stiff peak, now fold in whites until just mixed. Add cream and fold until incorporated. Do not over fold. Store in refrigerator until ready to use (should be used as soon as possible).
• SOLID CHOCOLATE MOUSSE: Melt chocolate hot, over double broiler (do not burn chocolate), heat until it is warm to the touch. Whip cream until very soft peaks form (lines show in slightly whipped cream).
• Very, very quickly add chocolate to cream and fold in, mixture may look broken but keep folding until everything is smooth, but do not overmix. Place in bowl, cover and refrigerate until set.
• TO SERVE: Place the two mousses in composition to contrast each other. Garnish with chocolate cool whip.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE TORTE

Steps:

• Pulse cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Add melted butter; pulse until combined. Press onto bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling., In a small saucepan, sprinkle 2 teaspoons gelatin over 1 tablespoon cold water; let stand 1 minute. Heat and stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved; remove from heat., Place bittersweet chocolate and 1/2 cup cream in a metal bowl over a small saucepan of hot water; heat and stir until mixture is smooth. Stir in gelatin mixture. Transfer to a medium bowl; cool completely. Repeat twice with milk and white chocolates., In a large bowl, beat vanilla and remaining 3 cups cream until stiff peaks form. Fold 2 cups whipped cream (a third of the total whipped cream) into cooled bittersweet chocolate; spread over crust. Refrigerate until set, 25-30 minutes. Repeat twice with milk and white chocolates, keeping remaining whipped cream chilled until needed., Refrigerate torte, covered, until set, about 4 hours. To serve, loosen sides from pan with a knife. Carefully remove rim from pan.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CREPES WITH GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• Grand Marnier Sauce-- Mix butter and sugar heat in microwave oven on high for 1 minute.
• Add cream, Grand Marnier and orange zest.
• Heat for 2 minutes stir and heat for 1 more minute.
• Chocolate Mousse Filling-- Melt the chocolate.
• In another bowl combine sugar, yolks, and 6 tablespoons cream, and whisk well over simmering water to cooking to thicken.
• Whisk half the whipped cream into the chocolate, then fold nto the cream mixture.
• Add remaining whipped cream and fold in, then chill, until ready to use.
• For the crepe batter-- whisk the eggs well then add the milk and whisk.
• Whisk in remaining ingredients.
• Let sit 20 minutes then strain.
• Ladle small amounts (1 to 2 ounces) of crepe batter into buttered crepe pan and cook on both sides.
• Repeat until all the batter is used.
• Let the crepes cool before filling.
• To fill, place chocolate mousse in each crepe and fold it over to enclose the mousse.
• Spoon some Grand Marnier Sauce around the crepes.
• Garnish with orange sections.

CHOCOLATE GRAND MARNIER MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt chocolate and orange juice over low heat.
• With a mixer, beat yolks, sugar and liqueur until lemon coloured. Beating on high, add the chocolate.
• With clean beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks. Whip whipping cream until soft peaks appear.
• Gently fold the whipping cream into the chocolate. Fold in the egg whites.
• Chill at least 2 hours.
• Garnishing Options: Drizzle with chocolate syrup/or sauce, chocolate curls or sprinkles, fresh whipping cream, sprigs of fresh mint.

GRAND MARNIER CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Slice top third of oranges off and discard.
• Scrape out pulp and gently squuze oranges over bowl, reserving 1 tablespoon of juice; discard pulp.
• Set orange shells aside.
• Melt chocolate with Grand Marnier, reserved orange juice and grated peel in large bowl set over gently simmering water.
• Stir until smooth.
• Remove from over water and stir in egg yolks, one yolk at a time.
• Using electric mixer, beat whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks in another large bowl.
• Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff but not dry.
• Fold 1/4 of whites into chocolate mixture.
• Fold in remaining whites.
• Beat cream until stiff peaks form;fold into chocolate mixture, blending well.
• Spoon into orange shells (you may need to cut a thin slice from the bottom to steady orange "bowls").
• Refrigerate until firm.
• Garnish with candied orange peel and serve.