Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients

½ cup dark chocolate, grated (plus 2 tbsp grated chocolate for garnishing)

2 tbsp cocoa powder

3 eggs

2 cups whole milk

½ tsp vanilla essence

2 tsp unflavored gelatin

16 tsp granulated sugar

whipped cream for decoration

Directions

Break eggs into a bowl and whisk well. Add milk and sugar and mix. Cook in a double boiler till the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. When the egg mixture thickens, add vanilla essence and mix. Dissolve gelatin in about 2 tbsp of warm water. Add gelatin, cocoa powder and dark grated chocolate to the egg mixture and mix well. Strain the mixture into a bowl and set aside to cool. Pour into 4 or six individual bowls and refrigerate for 4-5 hours or until set. To serve: garnish with whipped cream and the remaining grated chocolate.

Serves 4-6