Mousse-a-cotta with salted caramel
Mousse-a-cotta with salted caramel. Some desserts are classic no matter how you serve them. This one is where a silky dark chocolate mousse meets the panna cotta, resulting in a sublime, deep, chocolaty dessert. A topping of salted caramel sauce is just the right thing for it.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 5 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
- 500 ml single cream
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 100 g couverture chocolate {72%}
- 50 ml milk
- 1 tsp gelatin powder
Warm milk to tepid and sprinkle over the gelatin. Leave to stand until soft.
Place cream, sugar and cocoa powder in heavy bottom pan and whisk well to mix.
Simmer over low heat until bubbles begin to appear around the edges, stirring constantly else the cocoa will get lumpy.
Take off heat and stir in the gelatin mix and dark chocolate.
Whisk well to mix, cool for about 30 minutes, then pour into glasses or jars to set.
Chill 5-6 hours / overnight.
Top with salted butter caramel and chocolate shards before serving.