An indulgent chocolate charlotte – an elegant dessert of chocolate coconut cream on a ladyfinger base Pareve version: Dark chocolate (dairy-free) and Coconut cream.
⏱ 50 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
Melt the chocolate with the coconut cream in a small pot over low heat, stirring, and let cool.
StoveSmall saucepan
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Whip the yolks with the sugar, until they are turn white.
⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
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Add the vanilla and stir.
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Add the melted chocolate and mix until even.
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Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.
⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
💡Whip egg whites in a clean, dry bowl, without a drop of yolk.
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Fold a third of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture gently. Fold in the rest, just until the mixture is even.
⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula
💡Fold, don't stir: a vigorous motion knocks the air out of the egg whites, and the mousse comes out dense.
💡Fold with a spatula, in broad strokes from the bottom up, and stop when there are no streaks: vigorous mixing knocks the air out of the foam. Add whipped mixtures in stages: a quarter first, to lighten the mixture.
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Line a pan with the biscuits and pour the mousse into it.
Baking pan
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Refrigerate at least 4 hours, until the mousse sets.
Refrigerator
372calories
6 gprotein
37 gcarbs
21 gfat
● protein 7%● carbs 40%● fat 53%
Per serving (105 g), of 8 servings
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⚖ About the ingredients
Sugar: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 12 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Eggs: measured in pieces: one ≈ 50 g · 143 kcal per 100 g · More about Eggs →
Vanilla: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.2 g · 288 kcal per 100 g · More about Vanilla →
Cream: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 324 kcal per 100 g · More about Cream →
Biscuits: measured in pieces: one ≈ 8 g · 440 kcal per 100 g · More about Biscuits →
🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels
Refrigerator· Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Small saucepan· Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Silicone spatula· Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
Hand mixer or Stand mixer or Whisk· one of them
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