Smoked Chocolate Mousse – 101 Cookbooks

Gently smoking chocolate is superb. The fats within the chocolate is receptive to no matter you’re utilizing for smoking – I’ve used cherrywood, applewood, hickory, and rosemary previously. The trick is sustaining these fantastic smoky notes while you take the following step. I haven’t had a lot luck utilizing smoked chocolate in muffins and cookies, however while you use it in additional direct (and concentrated) desserts like pudding and this chocolate mousse, it may be a delightfully shocking game-changer. 

How We Bought Right here

The highway to this chocolate mousse recipe wasn’t linear.  On a whim, I made a decision to smoke chocolate in my donabe & it blew my thoughts. I smoke all kinds of issues within the ibushi gin (smoker donabe) – tomatoes, veg, nuts, hardboiled eggs, tofu, and so forth. However the first time I attempted smoking chocolate was this summer time. I used Guittard 72% (as a result of I nearly at all times purchase Guittard) and the chocolate ended up tasting subtly smoked but additionally like darkish caramel was threaded in. I used to be blown away. My first thought was to make use of it in fundamental molten chocolate child muffins, however that was a giant fail. The flavour simply baked out. 

Serendipity

Across the similar time, I used to be chatting with Amy Guittard, telling her what I used to be doing & she requested me to be a part of a vacation promo marketing campaign together with Sylvie from Just Date (who I’m additionally a giant fan of from my San Francisco days). So right here we’re. I began fascinated about the place the smoked chocolate may actually shine. I ended up creating this smoked chocolate mousse recipe & love, love, find it irresistible. You possibly can see the smoker in motion here. The chocolate mousse ended up being an amazing car, however I may also think about chocolate frosting, a thick scorching chocolate drink, or perhaps a smoked chocolate fondue working superbly as nicely. I used Guittard 72% Sante Darkish Chocolate Chips made with coconut sugar and Simply Date natural date sugar. If wanted, you possibly can substitute one other chocolate (shoot for 60% – 80% cacao), and granulated cane sugar will even work.

Smoking Chocolate

When you don’t have entry to a stovetop smoker, no drawback, an unsmoked model has lengthy been a household favourite. That is the stovetop smoker donabe (ibushi gin) I exploit:  The primary factor to be thoughtful of is energy. You are significantly better off under-smoking elements versus overdoing it. Taking good notes has been useful. As I experiment I make notice of what’s being smoked, the wooden supply, timing and “notes to self” for subsequent time.

Make-ahead Chocolate Mousse

That is the right make-ahead dessert, and it’s greatest while you make it a day forward of time. It is the right dessert for holidays or while you’re having pals over. You want time for the mousse to set and may do all the pieces within the days earlier than serving. Serve straight from the fridge.

Lastly, as famous under, this recipe does function uncooked egg* The usual disclaimer recommends youngsters, pregnant ladies, the aged, and anybody with an immune system dysfunction ought to keep away from consuming raw egg due to salmonella danger.