Basil Choco Mousse in Chocolate Cups :P

"Just  mix different flavors, and you will come up with a new one!  "  - That's the motto I take from the rat on Rattatouille.

This mousse is laced with a touch of basil.
The combination of chocolate and basil makes a wonderful delicacy.


The little bowls for this dessert are edible, and making them is the funnest part of this recipe.

So get your hands to work!
Make and enjoy this delicious and delicate dessert.


I'm on Chocolate Contest, I would be glad with your vote.

(>';'<)

Step 1: - Mousse Ingredients:

-100 ml milk
- 150 ml cream
- 10 g fresh basil (or 100 leaves)
- 6 egg yolks
- 100 grams sugar
- 220 grams  milk chocolate
- 90 grams  unsalted butter
- 250 ml heavy whipping cream , whipped to "soft peaks" (if you don't know what it means) :D
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Comments

[M.C. Langer]

AWESOME!!! And looks delicious!!! You made it again, Mary Candy!!! :-)

[mary candy]

thanks ;)
you need to try it! It smells and tastes so good !
Basil and chocolate.. hummmy

[randofo]

I love how you made the chocolate cups. This whole thing looks so good. Must give this a try one of these days.

[mary candy]

yehh try it ! and enjoin !
:)
making the cups, is the funniest part of the work :D

[haruspex]

Do you mean most fun?

[mary candy]

yes ;)

[cheeriokate]

These look so beautiful! I can't wait to try the recipe :)

[mary candy]

surprise yourself ! ;)
It is very delicious and addicting. :D

[susanchen2011]

so lovely.

[mary candy]

Thanks ;)

[M.C. Langer]

DELICIOUS!!! VOTED!

[sunshiine]

This looks great! I especially liked the balloon trick. I might try this if I can free up some time LOL.

[mary candy]

yehh do it ;)

[Fretka]

it looks amazing !!
Do people get weirded out by the green in their cups? ( my kids would...lol..but they are boys...)
Personally, I think it sounds delicious !!
I recently tried dark Chocolate with Chili pepper in it...and it was magic !!
It would be interesting to try the cups with the chili pepper in them, and the basil mixture in the tops....it would be a chocolate party in your mouth !!

[mary candy]

hi Fretka!
I did a once a mousse like this but with Chili. I love it.
I never mixed the both . maybe someday I try it.
Sure it looks a little weird the leaves on the chocolate..
But all my friends were curious and then freaked out because of the
taste ;

A friend of me , said , I should make this for fancy restaurants .
:D

Thanks for the compliment.
Don't forget to vote next week .
Kiss

[jtalvy]

I have done this in the past and it didn't turn out well. I just got chocolate covered rubber as a result.

The key for me to fixing that problem was to put powdered sugar on the balloons first as a releasing agent.

Worked like a charm!

[mary candy]

Really ? well , I din't use sugar and it worked good ;)

And thanks for the compliment ;)

[Goodhart]

That does sound good, accept I don't care for milk chocolate anymore....so I wonder if this would work with a dark chocolate or dark Ganache ?

[mary candy]

I think it works with dark chocolate .
I was the first time I made this recipe... (it belongs to my mother)
so I made like her.
Next time I wanna try this way.
;)