Description: As famously said – Anything is good if it’s made of chocolate!! Today is 7th July..World Chocolate Day, so how can I not be posting a chocolate based dessert recipe!  Here is the classic and easy to put together Blackforest Mousse with some seriously indulging flavours! 

Ingredients:

Cherry compote:

• 1, 1/2 cup cherries, pitted
• 1/2 cup water
• 1, 1/2 tbsp sugar
•  2 tsp corn flour

Chocolate mousse:

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (use dark choc chips if you like don’t like your mousse too sweet) 
• 1, 1/4 cups chilled heavy whipping cream, divided
• 1 tbsp sugar, powdered
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Whipped cream:

• 1/2 cup heavy cream 
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp sugar, powdered

Instructions:

Cherry Compote:

• Add pitted cherries, sugar, corn flour and water in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil and simmer for about 7-8 mins. until cherries have softened and formed a thick sauce form. Let it cool and keep it aside. 

Chocolate Mousse:

• Melt chocolate chips and ½ cup cream over some hot water (or in the microwave in 20 sec. increments) until you get a smooth chocolate mixture. Set aside to cool. 
• Beat remaining 3/4 cups chilled cream with powdered sugar & vanilla with an electric whisker until stiff peaks form. 
• Fold the whipped cream into the melted chocolate in two additions. Once fully combined, chill for a couple hours to be firm.

Whipped Cream:

• Beat together the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla with an electric whisker until medium peaks form.

Mousse Assembly:

• Layer the cherry compote, chocolate mousse and whipped cream as desired. This mousse can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Servings 4