Port wine plums with chocolate mousse

AUTHOR
Louis Ramirez
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3 5
COOK TIME
40 mins
TOTAL TIME
40 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 7 TABLESPOONS Milk
  • 180 g Fine dark chocolate
  • 350 g Whipped cream
  • 400 g Plums
  • 150 ml Port wine
  • 1 package Vanillin sugar
  • 1 TABLESPOON Sugar
  • 1-2 Cinnamon sticks
  • 15 g Cornstarch
  • 1 stalk of lemon balm
  • 7-10 Tbsp Chocolate rolls

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat the milk in a pot. Roughly chop the chocolate and melt it over a warm water bath. Let the milk slowly soak into the chocolate, stirring constantly. Let cool down

  2. 2

    Whip the cream with the whisks of the hand mixer until stiff. Carefully fold the cream into the chocolate. Cover the mousse and chill for approx. 3 hours

  3. 3

    Meanwhile wash the plums, cut them in half and remove the stone. Put 200 ml water, port wine, vanillin sugar, sugar and cinnamon in a pot. Stir starch and 3-4 tablespoons of water until smooth. Bring the port wine mixture to the boil, stir in the cornflour, bring to the boil again while stirring

  4. 4

    Add plums, bring to the boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Stir several times. Pour into a bowl and let cool off. Wash lemon balm, dab dry and pluck leaves from the stalks

  5. 5

    Use a large ice-cream scoop to form balls from the mousse. Arrange some compote on dessert plates with mousse, decorate with lemon balm and possibly chocolate rolls. Add the rest of the compote

  6. 6

    waiting time approx. 3 1/2 hours

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
660 kcal
CARBS
47 g
FATS
43 g
PROTEINS
6 g

Categories & Tags

Dessertvery easy