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Grand Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
| * | 8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate squares |
| * | 3 egg yolks |
| * | 3 tbls. Grand Marnier, Kahlua or Amaretto liqueur |
| * | 3 cups whipping cream, well chilled |
| * | 3 tbls. sugar |
| * | 1 tsp. vanilla extract |
| * | 3 egg whites |
| * | Mint for garnish |
Instructions
| 1 | Melt semi-sweet chocolate in stainless steel bowl set over pan of simmering water or in the top half of a double boiler. Add egg yolks and beat for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add liqueur. Cool. |
| 2 | Whip cream with sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Refrigerate cream for 10 minutes. |
| 3 | Separately, beat egg whites until they form firm peaks. |
| 4 | Fold 2/3 of the chilled whipped cream into the chocolate mixture, reserving the rest for garnish. Carefully fold in egg whites. Spoon into stemmed glasses or dessert dishes and chill 4-6 hours. |
| 5 | Garnish with remaining whipped cream and mint. |