Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cups of Awesomeness
If you have a special gathering or family meal where you really want to WOW the crowd, these are the dessert to make.
Calories: 546kcal
Servings: cups
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cups:
- 7 oz chocolate chips separated
- disposable aluminum foil tins able to rip or cut
- Raspberry Puree:
- 6 oz fresh raspberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Chocolate Raspberry filling:
- 7 oz chocolate chips
- 1 1/4 cups whipping cream
- raspberry puree above
- Topping:
- Fresh raspberries
- Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Chocolate Cups:
- Melt 5.5 oz chocolate chips. Heat until 105 degrees F or 40 degrees C. Remove from heat and add remaining (1.5 oz) chocolate chips.
- Stir until smooth.
- Use this chocolate to coat each aluminum tin.
- Turn upside down on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and freeze until solid.
- Raspberry Puree:
- Heat raspberries and 1/4 cup sugar in a sauce pan. Simmer for about 5-10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Sieve to remove the seeds.
- Chocolate Raspberry filling:
- Melt chocolate chips.
- Add raspberry puree to melted chocolate, set aside.
- Whip the cream until stiff peaks form.
- Add chocolate and raspberry mixture.
- Assembling the cups:
- Remove the chocolate cups from the freezer.
- Peel or cut away the aluminum tins carefully.
- Place the cups back in the freezer for about 5 minutes or until completely solid again.
- Add mousse mixture to each cup and refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.
- Top with fresh raspberries and powdered sugar just before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 546 kcalCarbohydrates: 56 gProtein: 2 gFat: 37 gSaturated Fat: 23 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1 gMonounsaturated Fat: 5 gCholesterol: 56 mgSodium: 14 mgPotassium: 279 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 49 gVitamin A: 738 IUVitamin C: 8 mgCalcium: 87 mgIron: 0.3 mg
