Chocolate mousse with orange shortbreads

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• Nerris

  21 February 2011

  Nerris commented on this recipe

  Made this for Valentine's day. As my husband is not keen on dark chocolate I used half milk chocolate and it still came out really well (although a little sweeter). I also made it with dark chocolate and it was quite chocolately and rich, but very nice nonetheless! Very quick and easy to make for last minute dinner guests, especially if you use an electric whisk and stick it in the freezer to speed up the chilling time.

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• Nerris

  21 February 2011

  Nerris rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Whoops forgot to rate and also to mention I didn't get round to making the shortbread so can't comment on that.

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• cheztulip

  11 March 2011

  cheztulip commented on this recipe

  Made this today for a girls get together tonight. I used 85% dark chocolate and it didn't work. It came out way too thick, am really disappointed. On a high note made the shortbread and that is delicious but quite hard to handle the dough!

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• cheztulip

  11 March 2011

  cheztulip rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Whoops also forgot to rate. Three stars are for the shortbread.

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• alanwalsh

  20 March 2011

  alanwalsh rated and commented on this recipe

  

  If you don't need the egg yolks for anything else, add them to the chocolate mixture before folding in the whites. It made mine really rich and velvety.

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• strawberrymilkshake

  26 May 2011

  strawberrymilkshake commented on this recipe

  Not made the mousse yet, but when I made the dough for the shortbreads it wasn't solid enough to roll and shape,so I put it in the fridge to firm up a bit. Might try and use less orange juice next time!

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• strawberrymilkshake

  12 June 2011

  strawberrymilkshake commented on this recipe

  Forgot to comment about the mousse! The mousse was gorgeous, the flavours were really intense and rich, definitely will be making this one again.

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• purplelila

  24 July 2011

  purplelila commented on this recipe

  Urgh! Eat raw egg whites???

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• ChocolateLover

  08 August 2011

  ChocolateLover commented on this recipe

  Absolutely delicious! I cheated slightly and used the <a href="http://shop.lindt.com/uk/chocolate-bars/excellence.html ">Lindt Excellence</a> orange chocolate but it was still a huge success. http://shop.lindt.com/uk/chocolate-bars/excellence/excellence-orange-intense.html

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• vgleave

  16 October 2011

  vgleave rated and commented on this recipe

  

  this was great, really easy, quick mousse, especially using the electric whisk. purplelila, raw egg whites is what most mousse is made out of, what were you expecting???!!! The shortbread was also great, i used orange juice instead of orange flower water, and turned out really orangey and delicious! The dough is a bit gooey, but not too difficult to manage when dusted with a little extra flour for rolling it out! The combination of the two was fantastic!

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• Aah_Stone

  16 February 2012

  Aah_Stone rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Only made the mousse. Would make again.

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• Jo-Jo

  15 April 2012

  Jo-Jo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I've been searching for a really good chocolate mousse recipe for ages and this is it! I added the egg yolks to the chocolate mixture which added richness to the dish. The shortbread was also very lovely, did have to pop the dough in the fridge for a while as it was far too soft to roll initially, but it went down a storm!

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• EmmaT

  19 September 2012

  EmmaT rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Love this mousse and it's become a regular dessert in our house. Keeps really well in the fridge for a few days too! I also put the egg yolks in the mix for added richness. Didn't make the shortbreads but instead used a Waitrose recipe for langue de chat biscuits, which are lighter and less rich but give a nice crunchy counterpoint to the rich smoothness of the mousse. Usually make it in coffee cups and put a few raspberries on the saucer too.

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• Denise Marsh

  03 October 2012

  Denise Marsh commented on this recipe

  Absolutely delicious and so easy to make!

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• Denise Marsh

  03 October 2012

  Denise Marsh rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Oops forgot to rate - definitely a 5!

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• mofli123

  19 November 2012

  mofli123 commented on this recipe

  I heated the cream in the microwave with the rind from a tangerine (had no oranges) and left it to infuse for 10 mins before taking it out and melting the chocolate in the cream. It gave the mousse a lovely orangey flavour. And I used the yolks too, just be careful not to add them to the chocolate when it is very hot or it will scramble!

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• mofli123

  19 November 2012

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• elspeth macgeoch

  05 January 2013

  elspeth macgeoch rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I've made this mousse without the shortbread but it's so quick and easy. I've tried it with both milk and dark chocolate and its worked really well. Everyone who has tasted it has given it 5 out of 5 - i have yet got to try and make the shortbread.

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Ingredients

• 150g dark chocolate
• 100ml double cream
• 3 egg whites
• 50g golden caster sugar
• 125g butter , cubed
• 50g icing sugar , plus extra for dusting
• 100g plain flour
• 25g cornflour
• 25g ground almonds
• 1 orange , zested
• 1-2 tbsp orange flower water

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Serves 4

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Prep 30 mins

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

• 150g dark chocolate
• 100ml double cream
• 3 egg whites
• 50g golden caster sugar
• 125g butter , cubed
• 50g icing sugar , plus extra for dusting
• 100g plain flour
• 25g cornflour
• 25g ground almonds
• 1 orange , zested
• 1-2 tbsp orange flower water

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