Whitechocolateandpassionmousse Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Scrape the seeds out of the vanilla bean and combine with the liqueur in a small saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin on top and let stand 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup heavy cream and cook over low heat, stirring, until the gelatin dissolves. Add the white chocolate and continue to cook, stirring, until melted. Transfer to a large bowl; let cool 25 minutes.
• Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 4 minutes. Fold the egg whites into the white chocolate mixture until almost incorporated. Add the remaining 3/4 cup cream to the mixer bowl and beat on medium-high speed until medium peaks form; fold into the white chocolate mixture until incorporated. Divide among small bowls. Refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours or overnight. Top with shaved chocolate.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Prepare whipped topping mix as directed on package.
• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in whipped topping until blended.
• Refrigerate several hours or until firm.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Two days before you plan to serve the dessert, in a small saucepan, heat the cream over medium heat just until it boils. Immediately turn off the heat. Place the chocolate in a medium bowl. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Strain into another bowl, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, remove the mixture from the refrigerator and, using a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment or a hand mixer, whip it into fluffy, soft peaks. Return to the refrigerator.
• In a clean dry bowl, whip the egg whites until soft peaks form, then add the sugar and continue whipping until glossy and stiff, about 30 seconds more. Fold into the white chocolate mixture, and then spoon the mixture (or pipe through a pastry bag) into glasses or chocolate bags.
• Melt chocolate over hot water. Using a thin small clear 4-sided cellophane bag cut the top off to desired height. Un-crease the bag so it stands up and open. Using a paintbrush, coat the inside of the bag well with chocolate. Put in the freezer to set up until very hard, about 30 minutes. Cut the bag a little and pull it away from the chocolate. Store chilled until ready to serve. To serve, fill it with white chocolate mousse then lay it on a plate on its side so it looks like it's spilling over. Garnish it with a cascade of mixed berries and a mint sprig. You can fill it with truffles, too.
• Notes about the recipe: Ganache is a word that we've been seeing on more and more dessert menus. It has a rich, fancy, very French sound, but ganache is essentially just a combination of chocolate and water or cream. Depending on the proportions, the mixture can be used in a variety of ways: as a glaze, a filling, or a candy center, to name just the ways we use it in this book. With enough cream added, it becomes whip-able, and that's the foundation of this white-chocolate mousse. White chocolate is devastatingly popular, but it's also not exactly chocolate. It's mostly cocoa butter, extracted from cocoa beans and enhanced with sugar and vanilla. White chocolate is not the same thing as the "confectionery coating" or "white coating" you see in the market; real white chocolate contains cocoa butter. Note that you'll need two days for making this dessert.

EASY WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Place the chocolate into a large heatproof bowl.
• Heat half of the cream in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until bubbles begin to form around the edges.
• Pour the cream over the white chocolate, and leave to sit and melt for a couple of minutes. Stir with a wire whisk until all of the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth and well combined. Whisk in the remaining 250mls of cream and the vanilla.
• Taste the mixture, and if the white chocolate is too sweet, whisk in a pinch of salt to counter the sweetness, if you wish.
• Leave to cool to room temperature (you can speed this up by placing the bowl into a water bath - simply 1/4 fill the sink with cold water, add some ice and place the bowl of chocolate cream into the sink. Stir the mix regularly to speed cooling). Refrigerate until very well chilled (at least several hours or overnight). If you're in a hurry you can pop the bowl in the freezer to speed the cooling process. Just make sure you check and stir it regularly to make sure it doesn't actually freeze.
• Whip the chocolate cream with an electric hand mixer just until stiff peaks begin to form. It won't take very long, be careful not to overwhip it.
• Pipe or spoon into glasses or small bowls. If it's a little too soft to pipe, you can refrigerate the bowl of mousse again until it firms up some more, and then transfer it to a piping bag to pipe.
• Serve the mousse immediately or store in the fridge for several days. Cover individual glasses with plastic wrap, or pop all of the glasses into an airtight container.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Break the chocolate into pieces and put into a bowl with the Cointreau or orange juice.
• Stand the bowl over a pan of simmering water, making sure the base doesn't touch the water. Leave until the chocolate is half melted, stirring occasionally. Remove the bowl from the pan and stir until completely melted.
• Set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly, then beat in the egg yolks.
• Whisk the egg whites until they form stiff glossy peaks. Add the sugar and whisk until stiff again., then fold into the melted chocolate.
• Divide into 8 dessert glasses and chill until set. Just before serving, decorate with mango and passionfruit or a favourite topping of your choice.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Whisk eggs, sugar and Frangelico in large metal bowl to blend. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water); whisk constantly until mixture thickens and thermometer inserted into mixture registers 140°F. for 3 minutes, about 7 minutes total. Remove bowl from over water. Add white chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool completely, whisking occasionally. Beat cream in medium bowl to medium-firm peaks. Fold whipped cream into white chocolate mixture in 3 additions (mixture will be soft). Chill until spreadable, about 3 hours.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Place the chocolate in a bowl and melt in a microwave or over a pan of simmering water.
• Add the milk and stir to combine. Cool slightly.
• Whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl until they form soft peaks. Add a tbsp of the egg whites to the chocolate and quickly combine to slacken the mixture. Carefully fold the remaining whites into the chocolate mixture.
• Spoon the chocolate mixture on top of the strawberry sauce and chill for at least 2 hours until set.
• Slice the reserved strawberries and use to decorate before serving.