Orange Cream and Chocolate Mousse (with egg)

Orange cream and chocolate mousse made with egg yolks, orange pulp, chocolate, butter, gelatin, and whipped cream.
Ingredients
Servings
1
Measurement units

Ingredients

  • 200 g66–70% couverture chocolate
  • 300 ml35% cream
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 30 gsugar
  • 40 gbutter
  • 165 gorange pulp
  • 4 ggelatin
Nutritional Information

Per 100 g

Calories
360 kcal
Protein
3.6 g
Fat
29.1 g
Carbohydrates
21.6 g

Calculated from reviewed ingredient weights and pinned USDA FoodData Central records.

Step-by-step Guide

Preparation

  1. Place the egg yolks and sugar in a medium bowl and whisk them with a hand whisk.
  2. Heat the orange pulp in a saucepan over high heat until it comes to a boil.
  3. Add half of the orange pulp to the bowl with the egg yolks and mix with the hand whisk.
  4. Strain this mixture through a chinois over the remaining pulp in the saucepan to remove any possible lumps.
  5. Stir the pulp mixture and cook it over low heat until it reaches 82–84 ºC, stirring constantly.
  6. Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the previously hydrated and drained gelatin, and stir until it dissolves.
  7. Add the softened butter cut into small cubes and stir until incorporated.
  8. Pour this cream over the chocolate melted in a bain-marie and mix with a hand whisk.
  9. Emulsify the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth and glossy.
  10. Let the cream cool to 30 ºC.
  11. Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks.
  12. Gradually fold in the whipped cream, stirring with a rubber spatula using folding motions.
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