Mexican Dessert Recipes
Mexican Mocha Mousse with Kahlua
If you have never tried Kahlua, you are in for a treat. This Mexican coffee liqueur is similar to Tia Maria but it has a much better flavor. You can use Kahlua in various Mexican dessert recipes including the following mocha mousse recipe. This mousse is thick and rich and you can make it up to a day in advance if you like. If you are looking for a simple mocha mousse recipe, which is elegant enough for a dinner, party but delicious enough to melt in the mouth this easy mocha mousse is ideal.
The combination of espresso, Kahlua and two kind of chocolate make it really sumptuous and special and the walnut halves make an unusual yet wonderful garnish. If you prefer, you could use whipped cream, glace cherries or white chocolate candies for the garnish. The nuts do go nicely though.
If you do not have a double boiler, you can melt the chocolate in the microwave but make sure you stir it every twenty seconds if you do it that way. The eggs should be at room temperature before you start making this mocha mousse recipe and the cream works best if it is very cold. This is a very filling mocha mousse so you do not need to give people large amounts of it, especially if they have had a filling dinner just beforehand.
Easy Mocha Mousse Recipe
Ingredients -
½ cup very cold heavy cream
2 tablespoons Kahlua
1 ½ oz chopped unsweetened chocolate
2 ½ oz chopped bittersweet chocolate
¼ tablespoon cream of tartar
¼ cup white sugar
2 eggs
⅛ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons strong espresso
Handful of walnut halves, for garnish
Preparation:
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water.
Stir in the espresso and Kahlua.
Mix 3 tablespoons of the sugar with the egg yolks in a bowl until the mixture is thick.
Stir in the melted chocolate mixture.
Beat the egg whites with the salt until they form soft peaks, then beat in the rest of the sugar until the peaks are stiff.
Stir a quarter of the egg white mixture into the chocolate mixture, and then add the rest.
Stir in the cream.
Divide the mousse between 4 serving glasses and chill them for between 2 and 24 hours.
Garnish with the walnut halves and serve.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
This elegant and easy mocha mousse finishes off any meal in style. If you enjoy experimenting with Mexican food recipes, you should really try some authentic Mexican dessert recipes, like this Kahlua mocha mousse. The Kahlua adds an elegance to the finished flavor of this mousse and the combination of chocolate and espresso gives it a luxurious flavor. The heavy cream gives it a velvet-like texture and this is a really special dessert. It is handy too that you can make this delicious mocha mousse recipe up to twenty four hours before you serve it. This makes it ideal for dinner parties.
