Welcome to our first Blue Ribbon Challenge!
I am so excited you are here!
If you are a participant, please link up your post. If you are a visitor, have fun browsing through the entries. Either way, have fun!
If you would like to join the challenge next month, see this page for more info.
Our first theme is mousse. That sounds divine already. I had this one recipe on my to-make list for so long and I just needed the perfect occasion to try it. Hence this month's theme. 🙂
I decided on Hershey's Special Dark and semi-sweet chocolate chips for two reasons.
1. My Hubby convinced me to try good ol' American chocolate.
2. I wanted to see if inexpensive ingredients that most of us have on hand would work for this recipe.
Well..... they did! You can whip up this dessert with minimal time by the stove ( just to melt the chocolate ) and enjoy this decadent treat in no time!
It's easy and quite against the rules. Why? Because we are mixing chocolate with water and whipping it into a mousse!! If you are at least a little bit interested in baking, you probably know that mixing chocolate with water is a no-no. Well, not it this recipe. The author, Herve This, wrote a book "Molecular Gastronomy". It's brilliant and I want it.
Chocolate Mousse
makes 4 4oz. servings
12 ⅝ oz. chocolate ( I used 1 bar of Hershey's Special Dark and semi-sweet chocolate chips and measured it out on a kitchen scale )
1 c water
Prepare ice bath: in a large mixing bowl, place about 10 ice cubes and 2 cups of water.
Set a smaller mixing bowl on top of the ice. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, combine chocolate and water and cook over medium heat until chocolate melts.
Pour the water chocolate mix into the top bowl and with a whisk or a hand-held electric mixer, whip the chocolate until thick. It can take 3 minutes or up to 7 minutes. Watch it carefully, you do not want to over whip it as it will become grainy. If that happens, place the chocolate back in the saucepan and melt again.
Note: The original recipe calls for 9 ⅝ oz. of chocolate with 70% cocoa solids. Because I was going to use chocolate chips and chocolate bar combination, I had to increase the amount of chocolate for this mousse. I ended up adding another 3 ounces of chocolate chips.
Divide the mousse among serving cups and serve or refrigerate until ready to serve.
So, as you can see, there are only two main ingredients in this recipe. Chocolate and water. You can add liquor and sugar, depending on what chocolate you are using. I skipped both and my mousse was fabulous! Rich but fabulous! Next time I might add Frangelico just for fun. 🙂
Let's start the challenge! I can't wait to see what everyone came up with. 🙂
Remember to click "like" for your favorite entry! Voting ends the next day at midnight.
Anne says
Anna....your mousse looks divine! They all do actually! Sorry I could not participate this month...I've had a rather full plate! (no pun intended!) But I will be sure to jump in with you next month! (I can't believe that beautiful, rich mousse was just two ingredients!)
Inside a British Mum's Kitchen says
I'm swooning from looking at this wonderful mousse - simply delicious
Mary x
Words Of Deliciousness says
Anna, your mousse looks amazing. It is a surprise that it took just the water and chocolate to get such a creamy mousse. Thank you for hosting this challenge!
Tina says
Everything looks fabulous! Hope to be able to participate in one of your upcoming challenges!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you, Tina! I hope you will too!
Vanessa says
Oh my gosh!! I love chocolate, dark chocolate! This is incredible! Excited to participate in your next months challenge. 🙂
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you, Vanessa!
Soni says
lovely texture of your mousse and super easy too!!Love it!!Thanks for organizing this event Anna 🙂
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you for participating, Soni!
Ellen says
Wow... that looks amazing! I am seeing a new dessert in our future.
Thanks for visiting me at A Season for All Things. I'm your newest follower and look forward to finding more terrific recipes.
Curry and Comfort says
PS... I would love to have your chocolate mousse now (even if it's just breakfast time). 🙂 Thanks for hosting the linking party. 🙂
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you for participating!
Curry and Comfort says
Thanks Anna!! I was able to do it this time. 🙂
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Yay!
Digigirl says
They all look amazing! Very hard to "like" just one. I would love to participate in the next one. Looking forward to hearing the theme!
Angie says
Fabulous! I have never made a chocolate mousse looking this GOOD!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Aww, thank you, Angie 🙂
Curry and Comfort says
Hi Anna, I think I made a mistake when I attached my link... the picture didn't come through. 🙁 I can't redo it because it's saying it's a duplicate... is there something you can fix on your end. Sorry... I'm terrible with computer stuff sometimes.
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
No worries, sweetie. Let me delete your link and you can try again.
Hannah says
Two ingredient mousse!? Genius! Love your idea of adding in a little frangelico for the next one. I've added my link (Sorry I couldnt add my mousse post today, but I've updated it with all the entry details - manic day at work!)
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you for linking up your fabulous mousse, Hannah!
Grubarazzi says
Gorgeous! I love the deep dark color you got with the Hersheys. Yum.
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Awww, thank you!
Zoe says
I'm a little late to make any mousse to join your event. What is your theme for the next month?
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Hmmm.... Not sure... Any suggestions?
Stephanie Carlson says
Thank you so much for hosting the Blue Ribbon Challenge. I thought my mousse recipe was easy, but not as easy as yours! Only two ingredients produces that wonderful, luscious mousse - amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you so much for participating, Stephanie! xoxo