BITES + BOOZE: Mint Chocolate Mousse and Vanilla Vodka Whipped Cream

Saturdays at Justin + 6 are Bites + Booze with our own answer to Paula Deen (minus the diabetes and obesity): our gorgeous gay southern belle, Jason Elliott. 

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Remember that chocolate bowl we made last week?

Well now, it’s time to fill it with something! This week, we are making possibly the most mystically chic dessert ever created: Chocolate mousse.

We’re going to jazz it up a little with some mint and top it with a thick, homemade vanilla vodka whipped cream! All together now…  Yummmmmm.






For the mousse you will need:

·      8 oz. Chocolate

·      6 Tbsp Unsalted Butter

·      1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream

·      3 Egg Yolk

·      3 Egg White

·      ¼ cup Sugar

·      Peppermint Flavoring



1)  Melt chocolate and butter. Let cool.

2)  Add egg yolks to chocolate mixture

3)  Whip cream to soft peaks

4)  Whip egg whites and sugar to stiff peaks

5)  Combine egg whites and chocolate mixture

6)  Fold in whipped cream to chocolate mixture

7)  Place in refrigerator



For the whipped cream you will need:

·      1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream

·      ½ cup Sugar

·      0.5-1.0 oz Vanilla Vodka


1) Combine all ingredients in a cold bowl

2) Whip to stiff peaks


Prepare yourselves. This dessert is a bit tedious and seemingly overwhelming, but it’s guaranteed to get you some plenty of “oooooh’s” and “aaaaaah’s” I am sure. 

Play around with flavoring. If it goes with chocolate it will be great in the mousse. Think about using raspberry or coffee flavoring instead and garnishing with fresh fruit or chocolate-covered espresso beans.  To change up the whipped cream, substitute rum or a coffee liquor for the vodka! As with anything in cooking, a few small changes make this dessert unique to your tastes! Have fun with it and see what you can come up with!

Next week, we are going with something a little more savory and a lot less time-consuming. So if cheap and easy is your style, you won’t want to miss it!

XOXO

Top Chef