Ancho Chocolate Mousse With Grand Marnier

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 ounces sweet baking chocolate
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/4 cup grand marnier or 1/4 cup other orange-flavored liqueur
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground dried ancho chile powder
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
• semisweet chocolate curls (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine the chocolates, grand marnier and ancho powder in a heavy saucepan and cook over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring constantly.
• 2 remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.
• 3 beat the whipping cream, adding the confectioners sugar until soft peaks form. gently fold about one-fourth of the whipped cream into the chocolate, then fold in the remaining whipped cream.
• 4 spoon the mousse into individual serving dishes and chill until ready to serve.
• 5 garnish with semisweet chocolate curls.