Chocolate mousse with cubed strawberries and coulis

I love chocolate, especially the dark one with a minimum of 80% cocoa almost too bitter for most to just chomp on but this the real goodness. Top that with chilli, yum yum. Today I decided to use this piece of heaven in my mousse and then topped it with some milk chocolate mousse. I also made a plain chocolate mousse for my seven year old thinking he may not like the dark chilli chocolate but I WAS WRONG! He loved it and ate and cleaned the plate 💃🏾#happymommy

200g chocolate of choice
2 egg yolks
2 gelatine leaves
300mls  double cream + 1tbs caster sugar lightly whipped


Get 6 small stainless steel rings and seal their bases with a cling film

Method

Place the gelatine leaves in ice cold water for 5 minutes
Melt chocolate using bain marie method
Squeeze out the excess water from the gelatine leaves and add the gelatine to the melted chocolate and mix generously till they have dissolved
Add the egg yolks and quickly mix until all incorporated
Add the lightly whipped cream and whisk till silky smooth

Divide the mousse into the prepared rings and chill in fridge for at least 2 hours.

For the coulis:
200g strawberries
2 tbs caster sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp lemon juice

Clean and hull the strawberries remove about 4 from the punnet or more depending on their size
Cut the 4 strawberries into small cubes and set aside
Place the remaining strawberries in a pan and add the other remaining ingredients.
Stir the mixture constantly to prevent burning and sticking on the base of the pan
When the fruits have softened and turned into a purée like consistency remove from heat and seive to remove pips
Add the cubed strawberries to the coulis and mix well until the fruits are nicely coated and glossy

When ready to serve  carefully remove the mousse from the rings, discarding the cling film
Place mousse on a plate and top up with the glazed fruits or decorate with the fruits.

Enjoy