White Chocolate Mint Mousse*

By RJamoralin

Episode: Razzle Dazzle
LEVEL: Easy
Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 9 ounces white chocolate, broken into small pieces
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 egg white
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract (I use Boyajiain natural peppermint flavour)
• 6 fresh mint leaves, optional

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 40mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from cookingchanneltv.com

Preparation

Step 1

Put the pieces of white chocolate in a bowl, and sit this bowl over a pan over simmering water until it melts, stirring gently with a spatula every now and then. When it's melted, stand the bowl on a cold surface to cool down a little.

In another bowl, and using an electric handheld whisk for ease, whip the cream, egg white and extract together. You want soft peaking rather than a stiff mixture.

Put a big dollop of cream onto the slightly cooled chocolate and mix, and then gently fold the chocolate mixture into the cream.

Divide mixture between 6 small but perfectly formed glasses with a capacity of 60ml/ 1/4-cup each.

Chill in the fridge or give them a fast icy zap but sitting them in the deep freeze for 10 or 15 minutes. Decorate top with a mint leaf before serving.