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Sephardic-Israeli Coffee Cream

A rich coffee and chocolate mousse — a traditional Sephardic-Israeli dessert

⏱ 30 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Make the coffee and let it cool completely.
  2. 2
    Melt the chocolate with 2 tbsp of the cream in a double boiler, stirring, and let it cool slightly.
    Double boiler (bain-marie)
  3. 3
    Whip the yolks with the sugar, until they are pale.
    ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
  4. 4
    Add the cold the coffee and the melted chocolate and mix until even.
  5. 5
    Whip the cream to stiff peaks. Fold it into the chocolate mixture.
    ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
    💡Whip cream very cold, in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters, and stop when it holds firm: overwhipping turns it grainy and buttery.
  6. 6
    Pour into serving glasses.
  7. 7
    Refrigerate at least 4 hours, until the mousse sets.
    Refrigerator
195calories
3 gprotein
15 gcarbs
13 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 32%● fat 62%

Per serving (147 g), of 8 servings

To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Double boiler (bain-marie) · Also works: Microwave (In short bursts; can burn) · Small saucepan (Very low heat; can burn)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Hand mixer or Stand mixer or Whisk · one of them

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