Chocolate And Mandarin Pots
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 25g caster sugar
- 130ml full fat milk
- 120ml double cream
- 160g 70% dark chocolate, melted
- 3 mandarins
- 1/2 sheet of gelatine
Instructions
Method
- Whisk the egg and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Heat the milk and 70ml of double cream to the boil and pour over the egg and sugar mix.
- Carefully fold in the melted chocolate and pour into 4 glasses. Place in the fridge to set.
- Peel 1 mandarin, cut into 4 thick slices and place to one side. Squeeze the rest of the remaining mandarins into a pan and bring to the boil.
- Place the gelatine sheet in water to soften and then add to the hot mandarin juice to make the jelly.
- Add the 4 slices of mandarin and remove from the heat. Once the jelly is cool but not set remove the mandarin slices and place 1 on top of each chocolate mousse.
- Pour the cool liquid jelly into each glass and allow to set.
- Garnish with the remaining double cream and serve with a few shortbread biscuits.
Chef’s Tip:
This dessert is best made in advance. You can even make this 2/3 days before Valentine’s Day to make the night stress free.