I’ve been wanting to comer make a sweet with chocolate easy and very light.
I always try to look for references to come up with the most “original” recipe possible, but when the dish is already super simple and with few ingredients there is practically no room for so many inventions. The chocolate pot is one such case.
I had seen one of the foreign blogs that I really like, but I visit less than ideal… every time I look at it I feel like doing everything! What it is? Ree’s The Pioneer Woman.
She lives in the countryside, I would say on a farm. In my fantasy world, I see her life being very much like that “American dream” that we see in most period films. And adding all this up, in my opinion, she is one of the most successful foodbloggers out there, no wonder. Her content is excellent.
O little pot of chocolate It’s made with chocolate (duh), eggs, coffee, orange liqueur and salt. Only. Nothing more. Didn’t I say it was difficult to change? I could only change the quantity, I made half the recipe.
In an ideal and perfect world, you could eat a little bowl of these every day, but it is recommended for those moments when you really want just a dessert rich in chocolate. You just don’t want to make a classic mousse.
And yes, it contains raw eggs. The same ones who give emotion in fried eggs with runny yolks, but distress in other preparations. Even though the coffee is very hot, the temperature is not enough to cook them. A replacement would be pasteurized eggs sold in 1L long-life boxes.
Not to ruin anyone’s life, but if you’ve ever had classic chocolate mousse, I’m sorry to say that you’ve eaten raw eggs too.
Therefore, if you have a strong heart and like emotions, the pot should be made and consumed on the same day! We may like excitement, but prevention is always better, right? 🙂 And remembering, I also know that it is not allowed to sell dishes with raw eggs.
Quick Chocolate Mousse with Orange
Makes: 4 – 5 units, depending on size
- 200 g semisweet chocolate (chopped)
- 2 eggs
- 20 mL orange liqueur (tipo triple sec)
- 120 mL hot strong coffee
- refined salt (pinch)
- 150-200 g fresh/pasteurized cream (38% fat)
- chocolate shavings (to decorate)
- Orange skin (in strips to decorate)
1 cup: 250mL | 1 tablespoon: 15mL.
- In the blender, place the chopped semi-sweet chocolate, eggs, salt and orange liqueur. Beat until smooth, it’s very quick. If you want to add a little more liquor, you can too.
- While still beating, add the hot coffee. The heat will melt the chocolate. Continue beating until the ingredients are well incorporated and it becomes a uniform cream.
- Distribute the chocolate cream in pots of your choice.
- Place in the fridge and let it chill for at least 2 hours.
- Before serving, whip the cream until whipped cream (no need to sweeten). Place a portion in each pot.
- Finish by decorating with chocolate shavings and orange strips.
- Strong coffee: I used Nespresso Fortissimo Lungo coffee between extractions 3 and 4 of the Lungo option. That’s around 110-115mL of coffee. If you don’t have it, make a stronger regular coffee. Choose a good quality one, instant coffee is an option too.
- Orange liqueur: it is a triple sec-style drink, like colorless curaçao.
- Eggs: as raw eggs are, it is ideal that they be completely consumed on the same day.