Chocolate Mousse from the Petite Marmite

By kmgulick

A very rich but light tasting mousse

Ingredients

• 2 T. gelatin
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 2 T. bitter chocolate
• Salt
• Dash of vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Dissolve the gelatin in half the milk. Mix sugar and egg yolks. Bring the rest of the milk to a boil. Add the sugar and yolks. Return to heat but do not let boil again. Remove from heat and add chocolate pieces, gelatin and milk mixture. Chill.
When mixture is cold, whip the cream with 3 T. sugar and a dash of vanilla and fold into the chocolate mixture. Chill and serve with additional whipped cream.