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Eggless Chocolate Mousse with Blood Orange Salad

1/3/2017

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The holidays may be over, but it's never too late to share a recipe this good, and easy. This desert, semi-sweet chocolate mousse with blood orange salad, is what my family traditionally eats after our Christmas and New Year's meals. When our daughter was diagnosed with a severe egg allergy in infancy, mousse was suddenly out of the question--along with many other foods, of course. But one of my savvy sisters came up with this ingenious way to replicate the dish without eggs, and it's just as delicious and really easy to make. We serve this with a blood orange salad on the side, which cuts the sweetness nicely. Here's how to prepare this, if you're craving something rich, decadent, and amazingly good:

For the mousse: (serves 6)

Ingredients:
1 pint of heavy cream
2 teaspoons of vanilla
1 tablespoon of confectioner's sugar
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoons of butter
2 to 3 tablespoons of milk 

To prepare:
Whip heavy cream with sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until quite firm, about 8 to 10 seconds longer than you usually would. Set aside.
In a double boiler, over medium low heat, melt chocolate chips with butter and milk, stirring the whole time, to form a smooth, silky chocolate mixture.
Remove from heat and have someone slowly pour the chocolate into the whipped cream, as you fold it together using a large flat spatula. Do NOT stir or mix, only fold the cream and chocolate mixture repeatedly over itself, being sure to scrape the bottom and sides of bowl often.
You will have a rich, still somewhat firm looking chocolate mousse mass in the end (as seen in images above).
Cover and chill in serving bowl, or in small individual serving dishes, for 4 to 6 hours.
Serve with blood orange salad (recipe below).

Blood orange salad:
Count one orange per person. Using a small sharp knife, cut away the peel and white pith of the fruit, so that you are left with just the juicy, colorful flesh.
Lay fruit sideways and slice into disks (see images).
Sprinkle a pinch or two of sugar and a sprinkle of cinamon over the orange slices.
Toss lightly, and arrange on a plater in a single layer. 
Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Happy eating and a very happy New Year!


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9/3/2017 02:26:20 pm

I'm now craving for chocolate mousse! This blog post makes me want to prepare this even if I'm on a strict diet right now. Like your daughter, I have allergies with some food like eggs and shrimps so this one's perfect. But I will have to wait for my cheat day before I indulge into this. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!

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    About the Author

    I'm Lorraine Allen, and when our daughter was diagnosed with multiple severe food allergies in infancy, a decade ago, I decided to freelance from home so that I could also care and cook for her. Because I grew up all around the world, it's important to me that she be able to enjoy all sorts of international food.  I've learned, throughout this process, that even a large number of severe allergies and restrictions does not stop a person from eating well. On the contrary, by forcing us to focus so much attention on what we consume, we've gained a whole new appreciation for good food, and ironically, we all enjoy a healthier diet than before this diagnosis. This site is where we share some of our delicious egg-free, nut-free, shellfish-free (and often vegan and gluten-free) experiments and successes in the kitchen. Guten Appetit and thanks for reading!

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