Chocolate chestnut mousse

Name: Chocolate chestnut mousse
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: double cream 284ml, and 142ml for serving; dark chocolate 200g, melted; sweetened chestnut purée or spread 250g; chocolate curls or marrons glacés 3, sliced optional); dark rum 2 tbsp

10 minutes + chilling
makes 6
Easy

There's more to chestnuts than roasting them on an open fire. Why not try this decadent chocolate chestnut mousse for dessert at Christmas time? A festive twist on a classic chocolate mousse.

March 25, 2015 at 3:05 pm

Ingredients

double cream 284ml, and 142ml for serving
dark chocolate 200g, melted
sweetened chestnut purée or spread 250g
chocolate curls or marrons glacés 3, sliced optional)
dark rum 2 tbsp

Method

Step 1

Fold the melted chocolate into the chestnut purée, then fold in the rum and whipped cream. Spoon into 6 glasses and flood the top of each glass with a layer of cream. Chill until set and decorate with chocolate curls or marrons glacés.