A rich, silky chocolate mousse made with Castello® Blue cheese, paired with a dreamy, creamy mango sorbet inspired by the movie Burnt.
Prep Time 2 hourshours
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Author I Sugar Coat It
Ingredients
Mousse:
150g) semi-sweet dark chocolateabout 1 cup
75gCastello® Crumbled Blue Cheese⅓ cup
6large egg yolks
75gcoconut sugar⅓ cup
3large egg whites
175mlwhipping cream¾ cup
2mangoesskin removed and cut into ¼ inch cubes or frozen mango chunks, thawed
Mango Sorbet:
250mlwater1 cup
250ggranulated sugar1 cup
100gliquid glucose or white corn syrup½ cup
1Lmango pulp4 ¼ cups
45mllemon juice3 tablespoons
Instructions
Mousse:
Add chocolate and crumbled blue cheese to a metal bowl and place atop a pot with boiling water to melt, or use a double boiler.
In the grease-free bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites to a soft peak. Transfer to another bowl and set aside.
Add the egg yolks and sugar to the empty mixer bowl and return to mixer to beat to a light airy consistency, approximately 5 minutes.
In a separate, chilled metal bowl bowl, us a hand whisk to beat the whipping cream to soft peaks.
Fold the chocolate/blue cheese mixture into the egg yolk mixture, then gently fold in the whipped cream mixture, then fold in the egg whites.
Fill 8 individual ramekins; top with diced mango and serve with Mango Sorbet if desired.
Sorbet:
In a large saucepan, boil water, sugar and glucose together until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Add mango and lemon juice. Transfer to a container, cover and freeze overnight.
Cut sorbet into smaller pieces and process with a food processor fitted with a chopping blade. Whirl until light and creamy. Transfer to a container, cover and re-freeze for 1 to 2 hours. Using a warm spoon, scoop sorbet servings and serve.
Notes
For best results when whipping cream, keep cream refrigerated until you are ready to use and chill the bowl and whisk in the freezer for five minutes prior to whipping. If you are worried about consuming uncooked eggs, purcashe pastuerized