Easy Chai-Spiced Dark Chocolate Orange Mousse for One

Prep time: 8 mins

Total time: 8 mins

Yield: 1 serving

Chai tea and essential orange oil beautifully accentuate the flavor notes of dark chocolate in this Easy Chai-Spiced Dark Chocolate Orange Mousse for One.

Ingredients

90 g bittersweet chocolate (I used Chocoley’s Bittersweet Dark Indulgence Couverture Chocolate)
⅓ cup (80 ml) strong-brewed masala chai (spiced tea)
3 drops orange essential oil

Instructions

Melt the chocolate in a microwave or double boiler.
Whisk the tea and orange essential oil into the melted chocolate.
Place the bowl of chocolate over a slightly larger bowl of ice water and whisk until thickened like mousse, which will take about 5 minutes if you’re whisking by hand. If you over-whip and the mousse becomes grainy, reheat the chocolate mixture and start whisking again.
You can serve it immediately or refrigerate. Note that after refrigerating it will stiffen a bit and may need to be re-whipped to smooth it out before serving.

Notes

Recipe inspired by and adapted from the recipe for Instant Chocolate Mousse (Chocolate Chantilly) on Café Fernando who shared the recipe from Herve This and Heston Blumenthal.

Recipe by An Edible Mosaic™ at https://www.anediblemosaic.com/easy-chai-spiced-dark-chocolate-orange-mousse-for-one/