O.M.G. is this a find!!  It really is as easy as it says.  We tried Amaretto and Cherry Herring – there did not seem to be too much difference in the taste, but that did not matter. It is sooooo rich and sooooo good!  Many other choices should be as good.  Lesson learned – be sure the cream and coffee are HOT.  Otherwise you have little bits of chocolate in the mousse – not bad, but not creamy delish.

“When I say easy – I mean easy – as this Maybe takes all of 5 minutes of total prep time figuring 4 minutes to make it and get it in the dish and then 1 more minute to tease it up for the table. Most of the work is done by the refrigerator. This is not a classic out of Grandma’s recipe box – this is a fashionable food for today.”

Start by making a pot of very hot, strong coffee…….

In a small saucepan over medium high heat scald (meaning heat to hot but not boiling, you should see steam coming off and tiny bubbles forming around the outside of the pan then quickly remove from heat)……

• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

As coffee is brewing and cream is heating, add to your blender…

• 1 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips (we prefer Hershey’s)
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tablespoons of your favorite liqueur (we suggest Spiced Rum, Amaretto, Creme de Menthe, or Raspberry di Amore)

When coffee and cream are ready add the hot cream to the blender along with…..

• 3 Tablespoons hot coffee

Blend at high speed for two minutes. Pour into serving dish(es) and chill. Before serving top with…..

• whipped cream

…..and your favorite topping to compliment your liqueur of choice. We suggest these toppings…..

• Spiced Rum with a few mini chocolate chips
• Amaretto with a few slivered almonds
• Creme de Menthe with a couple sprigs of fresh mint
• Raspberry di Amore with a couple fresh raspberries

NOTE: When I make one of each flavor I simply omit blending the liqueur into the chocolate mixture and instead just add a 1/2 a Tablespoon of liqueur to a small pyrex liquid measuring cup, add in 1/2 cup of the chocolate mixture, stir to combine and pour that into one of the ramekins. Then I rinse and dry my pyrex measuring cup and repeat one at a time with each of the other liqueurs.

Serves: 4

Source:  kristinashouse.com