[rec.food.recipes] OVO-LACTO: French Chocolate Mousse

ak399@cleveland.freenet.edu (Carole A. Resnick) (06/25/91)

French Chocolate Mousse

Stir and scald in a saucepan over low heat:

   2    cup      milk
 1/4    cup      sugar
   3    oz       grated sweet chocolate

Pour part of these ingredients over:

4 beaten egg yolks

 Return the sauce to the pan with the remainder of milk.
 Stir the custard constantly  over low heat until it thickens.
 Strain it. Cool by placing  the pan in cold water.

 In a separate bowl, whip until stiff:


 3/4 c heavy cream
 1 tsp vanilla
 2 TBSP brandy


 Fold the cold custard into the whipped cream mixture until
 it is well blended. Fill custard cups with the pudding.
 Chill thoroughly before serving.

 6 servings.

 variation : subtitute Kahula for brandy

Carole A. Resnick