Chocolate-Amaretto Mousse
"From a friend of my mother's, it's been a family favorite for years."
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 12 ounces half-and-half
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup Amaretto
- 1 pinch salt
- 12 ounces chocolate chips
directions
- Heat half-and-half just up to the scald. Transfer to the canister of a blender (NOT a food processor).
- While running on "high", add the eggs, Amaretto, salt and chocolate chips, in that order. Run until chips melt completely. Pour through a strainer into individual cups (or a pretty serving bowl). Refrigerate overnight until set. Serve with lightly sweetened whipped cream.
- Bailey's, Kahlua or other liqueur can be substituted for the Amaretto. I've also made it without liqueur, and used a few drops of mint extract.
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Reviews
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Perfectly rich and smooth chocolate mousse but with a new, simple technique! Lighter in calories than traditional mousse, with no butter or added sugar and only light cream used! Amaretto gives enough sweetness and plenty flavour. New favourite!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!
