Mexican Dessert Recipes
Mexican Chocolate Mousse with Burnt Rum
This recipe is simple to make but the results are wonderful. If you are looking for a Mexican dessert recipe to impress your guests, this one is sure to do the trick. You can get Mexican chocolate at Latin markets and some supermarkets.
Mexican chocolate is made by grinding cacao beans and flavoring them with vanilla, cinnamon, and almonds. It is as sweet as other types of chocolate but grainier and will give a Mexican authenticity to your Mexican dessert recipes. Burning off the rum means the alcohol content goes but the taste lingers and enhances the overall flavor of this dish.
Unique Mexican Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Ingredients -
4 cups heavy whipping cream
½ cup whole milk
18 ½ oz chopped Mexican chocolate
¾ cup white rum
¾ teaspoon salt
Preparation:
Stir the milk, salt and chocolate together in a heavy pan over a moderate heat until the chocolate has melted.
Keep stirring until the sugar content in the chocolate has dissolved.
This will take about 12 minutes.
Add the rum and ignite it using a long match.
Keep stirring the mixture until the flames go out, then spoon it into a bowl and let it cool to room temperature.
Beat 3 cups of the cream until you get peaks. Fold this cream into the chocolate mixture, gradually.
Divide the mousse between 12 glasses or serving dishes and let it set in the refrigerator for 3 hours or more.
You can make it a day ahead if you like but keep it covered.
Beat the rest of the cream and top each mousse with it just before serving.
This Mexican chocolate mousse with burnt rum is nice served with cinnamon almond cookies.
(Serves 12)
