INSTANT TRIPLE - CHOCOLATE MOUSSE...the eggless way!

What do you do when you have a guest coming over for lunch in less than an hour? I will be doing the headless chicken dance between the appetizers, main course and of course, my favourite part of the meal, dessert. Oh yeah! I do elaborate meals when we have guests. Like how I had mentioned in my previous post, I think of dessert first. So, I made this instant chocolate mousse and left it in the fridge to set,then I continued my dance juggling  between the pots on the 4 burners :-)

Clank! Plonk! Bang! Sometimes they are music to my ears, not necessarily all the time!
Some of the best things in life comes in small sizes! And that can be very true sometimes! For eg: Mini Marshmallows are the life saver of this delectable dessert. If I were to use eggs like the traditional method, I would have had to wait for another 6-7 hours for the mousse to set (unless you use gelatin) and serve it for dinner rather than lunch! :-)
Mousse's have always been a favourite of mine.One of the first recipes that I blogged about was a Chocolate Mousse Cake. Whenever I make or eat a mousse, especially Chocolate, I always think of my college friend, Priyanka. We were the mousse eating partners :-)









INSTANT TRIPLE - CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
Recipe source: Nigella Lawson


Ingredients:
Mini marshamallows - 150 g (you can use regular marshmallows too)
Butter-50 g, softened
Chocolate- 250 g (I used a mix 70%, semi-sweet and milk), chopped into small pieces
Hot water-60 ml
Cream-284 ml
Vanilla extract- 1 tsp

Method:

In a heavy-bottom saucepan, melt the marshmallows,butter,chocolate and water together, stirring every now and then.Meanwhile, whip the cream with vanilla until thick.Fold it into the cooling chocolate mixture until you have a smooth mixture. ( I let the chocolate cool very well for the fear that the cream might melt.)Pour into individual ramekins and let it set in the fridge for about 1 hour. 

Verdict: Silky smooth luscious wonderful heavenly decadent  perfectly textured dessert!