Peruvian & World Recipes

Chocolate Mousse with Pisco

Chocolate Mousse with Pisco

Course: All Recipes, DessertsCuisine: Peruvian
Servings

8

servings

Indulge in velvety Chocolate Mousse with a twist of Pisco, blending rich bittersweet chocolate with butter, eggs, and a hint of Pisco. Topped with whipped cream, it's a decadent delight in every spoonful.

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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (no more than 60% cacao), chopped

  • 3/4 stick (3 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces

  • 3 large eggs, separated

  • 1 Tbsp Pisco

  • 1 cup very cold heavy or whipping cream

  • 1 Tbsp confectioners’ sugar

  • 1/8 tsp salt

Directions

  • Get out one large heatproof, two medium and one small mixing bowl and dust off your electric hand mixer.
  • Set the large bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water and melt the chocolate and butter in it, gently stirring it until smooth. Remove from heat.
  • Alternately, you can melt them in your microwave, stirring thoroughly at 30 seconds and every 15 seconds thereafter until the mixture is smooth.
  • In the small bowl, beat yolks with your electric mixer until thick enough to form a ribbon that takes a few seconds to dissolve — this will take about two to four minutes to achieve. Whisk yolks into chocolate mixture along with Pisco, then cool to warm.
  • In one of the medium bowls, beat the cream and sugar with cleaned beaters until it just holds stiff peaks.
  • In the other medium bowl, beat the egg whites and salt with cleaned beaters until they just hold soft peaks.
  • Fold the whipped cream and beaten whites into the chocolate mixture, gently but thoroughly. Transfer to 8 (4 ounce) ramekins or one large serving bowl, or go restaurant-style, serving it in stemmed glasses with white or dark chocolate shavings on top.
  • Do ahead: Mousse can be chilled, its surface covered with parchment paper, up to 2 days, though I’ve never heard of it lasting that long. Let stand at room temperature at least 30 minutes before serving.