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Thursday, September 16, 2010

White Chocolate Mousse with Strawberry Compote




I almost screwed up this dessert. Lindt chocolates are not cheap. One bar cost me 2 lunches. 

I read the instructions a few times just to get the feel of the recipe..but I seemed to focus on the earlier part and didn’t seem to notice the last part. And so.. I melted the chocolate with all the whipping cream, leaving none to beat later. (I blame it on the recipe, they didn’t split the cream amount in the list of ingredients . Hahahaha!!!!) It’s not that I can’t open up another pack of cream, but then the ratio will not be correct and the mousse will not set if the content of chocolate is not enough, I don’t want to add gelatin, I want to do a real mousse.


When I realized my mistake, it was already too late. I’ve melted the chocolate and it’s time for the egg yolk. So, well, I put in the egg yolk and dump the whole thing into the freezer for 30 minutes. Then I whipped it on high until it looked like whipped cream again. Yeah, it’ll get fluffy, just like ganache, it is ganache!!! Hahaha. Luckily I still got it fluffy, just that the process order was all out of order now. Lastly I folded in the egg whites and phew!!! I still got my mousse.

This recipe uses raw eggs. And mine don’t look white because I used Omega Eggs that have very orange yolks. Well, Lindt white chocolate isn’t very white as well  It’s a very very soft mousse, because it didn’t use any gelatin. And Lindt white chocolates aren’t very hard unlike those shortening laden so called white chocolates. You might get a firmer mousse if you use baking white chocolate and not eating white chocolate.



White Chocolate Mousse with Strawberry Compote
(Serves-3-4)
50ml whipping cream
100gm quality white chocolate, broken to smaller pieces
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 egg yolks
2 egg whites
Pinch of cream of tartar (I added this because I’m worried about the egg whites watering down later)
100ml whipping cream

Strawberry compote
150gm strawberries
½ Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp brandy (optional)

The Real Method:
1. Put 50ml of whipping cream, vanilla and white chocolate into a heatproof bowl. Double boil until chocolate melts. Stirring it every once in a while when it is melting.
2. Let chocolate cool down for 2 minutes, then add in egg yolk and mix well. Let it cool down totally.
3. In a clean bowl, beat egg white and cream of tartar until stiff. Gently fold egg whites into chocolate mixture with a whisk.
4. In another bowl, whisk 100ml whipping cream until soft peaks. Fold into (3).
5. Spoon into 4 serving cups, cover and chill for a minimum of 3 hours or until time of serve.
6. While mousse is chilling, prepare strawberry compote. Combine strawberries, sugar and brandy in a small saucepan. On low heat cook strawberries until it starts to bleed. Remove compote from pan, put into a covered container and chill until time to serve.
7. Spoon strawberry compote on top of mousse before serving.

Recipe adapted from: The Golden Book Of Desserts. Page One Publisher.


15 comments:

  1. Wendy, is the mousse too sweet? I dun really fancy white chocolate cos of the sweetness but I always tempted by dessert that made of white chocolate :P.

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  2. sweet & pretty dessert thanks for sharing wendy!

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  3. Jess Bakericious,
    Yes, it is sweet even with no sugar added.
    Which is why the compote is added. The strawberries will balance off the white chocolate's sweetness.



    Jess's Kitchen,
    Thanks.

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  4. Mmm...this dessert looks so classic!

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  5. That looks wonderful. I adore white chocolate :)

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  6. Such an elegant desert....almost melt my heart. But is the white chocolate too sweet? If I change it to dark chocolate, it's alright right? But again the cocoa color not so elegant already liao. :P

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  7. Even though you had trouble with the recipe. It still looks like it turned out GREAT!

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  8. Anncoo,
    Classic, hahaha, maybe. I'm not sure of it's background.


    Jess-Sugar High,
    Is it? Then maybe you should try this.



    Bee,
    Frankly, yes, it's a bit sweet for my tastebud. But the strawberry compote was a nice contrast.
    If use dark chocolate, then the strawberry compote won't look so nice, but then maybe you can add a dollop of cream before u lay on the compote, then it might look nicer.


    Wenn,
    Thanks



    Bo,
    I was so so glad it turned out fine.
    Thanks.

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  9. Can't tell that you made a mistake. They look really pretty with the compote.The recipe does sound rich, though- hope it is not too sweet.

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  10. Shirley,
    Yeah, chocolate mousses are always rich. Cream and eggs are usually used in traditional recipes and sometimes, eggs are omitted and gelatin is used in modern recipes, but cream is a must.
    It is a tad too sweet for me, if not for the contrast given by the compote.

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  11. Oh, it looks so pretty and so delicious. I am a mousse fan and I will be sure to make this one. i recently made a ricotta mousse which had a cheese cakey texture to it.

    I think this dessert would be a hit in our home! Thanks for sharing.

    Mami

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  12. Jennifurla,
    thanks



    Nutpi,
    Oh ricotta mousse, and that sounds yummy.

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  13. Wendy, Can I make this chocolate mousse a day before serving? Jaynelle

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