This is heavenly... even more so because it literally takes only minutes to make. I found this on Valerie's Attempts at Pondering a while back and bookmarked it to try. I have now made it three times... I don't even want to know how many calories my husband and I have consumed. But every bite was simply divine. A word to the wise: Valerie says it doesn't work properly if you use chocolate with nuts/toffee. So I would heed her advice. For any of you who were wondering, the chocolate in the picture is in fact Symphony with nuts and toffee, but I didn't actually use it to make the mousse. I had some leftover from making Toasted Coconut Symphony Balls for Valentine's. :)
Mousse in Almost a Minute
Submitted by Mindy ~ The Sisters Cafe
Printable Recipe
1 7-oz. Hershey's Symphony Creamy Milk Chocolate Candy Bar (Plain - no nuts or toffee)
2 cups heavy cream, whipped (I whipped to stiff peaks)
In a small saucepan, melt the chocolate over low heat.
Or if you prefer the microwave (as I do), microwave the chocolate for 2 minutes at 50% power. Stir until all the chocolate is melted and the bowl is no longer hot. If needed, microwave at 30 second intervals on 50% power until fully melted.
Gradually add melted chocolate to whipped cream. I am still not sure the best way to do this. I tried mixing it with the electric mixer, and it worked great once and not so great once (I think I overmixed and it started to turn to butter). I also tried folding it in, which worked ok, too. Let me know what you did and we'll figure out which is best. :)
It is now ready to serve or refrigerate.
Serving Suggestions:
* Put in a parfait glass and top with raspberries, chocolate shavings, cookies, etc.
*Pour into a pie crust and top with fruit - strawberries, raspberries, etc.
*Smooth between layers of baked puff pastry.
*Add a sprinkle of cinnamon when mixing.
*Use in place of white chocolate mousse for tartlettes (recipe here)
*Use as a chocolate whipped cream on any dessert that calls for good old fashioned whipped cream
Recipe Source: Valerie's Attempt at Pondering
Yum! Too easy not to try. Also love the new look of your site!
ReplyDeleteohhhh ahhhhhh..light and fluffy! Gotta love it!
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious as always! I just grabbed one of your blinkies. So cute!
ReplyDeleteI have already bought the ingredients for this...that is how tempting it is to me!! I have a question though... do you whip the whipping cream first and fold in the melted chocolate? Or do you pour in the chocolate while your whipping the cream??
ReplyDeleteMmmmyum! Quick and chocolate why wouldn't I try it;)
ReplyDeleteThis looks too good, I will try it soon.
ReplyDeleteOh yum! This seriously looks amazing and so easy! I love the simlicity of the recipe. I will definetly be making this for the next special occasion. Thanks Mindy!
ReplyDeleteK, Britt. I updated the recipe, but I whipped to stiff peaks first. I tried mixing in the chocolate a couple of ways: beating a for a few seconds longer to mix in the chocolate and folding in. Both seemed to work pretty well. Let me know what you do. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm in serious need of a chocolate fix and this looks divine!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm - sinfully delicious :)
ReplyDeleteI made this tonight - wow! It is so rich and delicious!! And so easy - I love it!
ReplyDeleteIrresistible!! a keeper for sure.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try stuffing chocolate covered strawberries with this instead of the white chocolate mousse since my husband isn't a white chocolate fan. It sounds soooo good!
ReplyDeleteSandee, how did they turn out? We are on the same wave length. I picked up a symphony bar a couple of days ago and I'm getting ready to stuff this into strawberries tonight. Hope your Valentine's was great!
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