CHOCOLATE ALMOND MOUSSE
Ingredients
- 0.8 cup milk
- 4 each eggs
- 0.3 cup sugar
- 1 package (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate pieces
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 0.5 tsp almond extract
- 2 each to 3 tablespoons slivered almonds
Instructions
- 1
In medium saucepan, stir together milk, eggs and sugar until thoroughly blended.
- 2
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon with a thin film and reaches at least 160°F.
- 3
Remove from heat.
- 4
Stir in chocolate and flavorings until chocolate is melted.
- 5
Spoon into 8 pot de creme cups or 1/4-cup dessert dishes.
- 6
Sprinkle with almonds.
- 7
Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- 8
MICROWAVE: In small bowl, stir together eggs and sugar until thoroughly blended.
- 9
In 1-cup liquid measure, cook milk on full power until bubbles form at edges, about 2 1/2 minutes.
- 10
Stir into egg mixture.
- 11
Cook on 50% power, stirring every minute, until mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon with a thin film and reaches at least 160°F, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- 12
Continue as above.