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Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts

Here is a marvellous new chocolate mousse recipe that will delight real chocoholics.

This is a rich, gourmet version, though not over-sweet and with the added crunchy texture of toasted hazelnuts.

You'll love this one!

58 K 4.8/5 (16 reviews)

55 min.

Easy

5.05 €

4 people

7 Ingredients

Last modified on: November 26^th 2017

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 70 g liquid cream
2 35 g ground hazelnuts
3 95 g dark chocolate
4 35 g egg yolk
5 70 g egg white
6 ¹⁄₃ pinch fine (or table) salt
7 35 g caster sugar
Total weight: 340 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 30 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

All in all: 55 min.

When should you start or finish this recipe?

If you start now, at 15:25, you will finish around : 16:20.Change start time

To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 18:35.Change end time

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Preheat the oven to 320°F (160°C).

Take 70 g liquid cream out of the fridge.

Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet and spread the 35 g ground hazelnuts out on this.

Stage 2 - 20 min.

Toast in the oven for 20 minutes. This dry roasting brings out the full flavour of the hazelnuts.

Leave to cool.

Stage 3 - 7 min.

Heat a bain-marie and melt 95 g dark chocolate.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

When the chocolate is completely melted, turn off the heat and add 70 g liquid cream (not too cold).

Mix well.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Fold in 35 g egg yolk, then the toasted ground hazelnuts.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Beat 70 g egg white with ¹⁄₃ pinch fine (or table) salt.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Important: the egg white should not be beaten as stiff as for meringue, but only to the "soft" stage, where it just about sticks to the whisk.

This is the secret of a successful chocolate mousse.

Finish by folding in 35 g caster sugar.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Start by pouring a little of the chocolate mixture into the beaten egg whites and mix in gently (we want to keep the mousse light and fluffy).

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Then pour this mixture into the rest of the egg whites and fold in gently.

Stage 10

To make transferring the mousse into dishes easier, you can use a forcing bag.

Stage 11 - 6 min.

Stand the dishes on a cloth laid on a baking sheet. This makes it easier to move them quickly without them sliding about.

Fill the dishes and cover with plastic film. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Stage 12

Now just sit back and enjoy watching your guests marvel at the light texture and sublime flavour of this chocolate-hazelnut mousse!

Remarks

You can keep a small quantity of the ground toasted hazelnuts back to use for decorating the top. Another option for decorating: a little candied orange or grapefruit peel or candied fruit.

Keeping: 1 or 2 hours in the fridge.

Source: Based on a recipe by the very talented pastry chef Nina Metayer.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	20 RDI=7 %	100 RDI=10 %	80 RDI=10 %	1,230 RDI=60 %	5,130 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g	5 RDI=2 %	30 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=4 %	360 RDI=20 %	1,510 RDI: 20 %
Per person	4 RDI=2 %	30 RDI=2 %	20 RDI=3 %	310 RDI=20 %	1,280 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Nuts, egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 1.75 €
Per person : 0.45 €

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