Black Forest Chocolate Mousse

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"This elegant dessert is the perfect finish to any chocolate-lover's meal"

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In deep, 2-quart bowl, whip cream to form stiff peaks. Reserve 1/2 cup of whipped cream in small bowl; cover and refrigerate. Set aside larger amount of cream.
Thoroughly drain cherries in strainer, reserving 1/4 cup of syrup in small saucepan; add kirsch. Place chocolate chips in container of blender. Bring syrup mixture to boil; reduce slightly to about 1/4 cup. Immediately pour over chocolate chips, and blend until completely smooth, scraping sides of container as needed. With rubber spatula, scrape chocolate mixture into larger portion of reserved whipped cream and fold in until streaks disappear. Fold in cherries, reserving 4 cherries for garnish. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 6 hours.
Spoon into 4 stemmed dessert glasses. Dollop with smaller portion of whipped cream, and garnish with remaining cherries, grated chocolate and mint sprigs.

You can eliminate kirsch and use a total of 1/3 cup syrup from cherries, bring to a boil and reduce to 1/4 cup. Use low-fat whipping cream for a low-fat alternative.

Reviewed on Oct. 9, 2003 by CHOIRGIRL21

I made this for someone who I knew loved chocolate and cherries and it went over really well,... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 9, 2003 by MAGGIE MCGUIRE

This is a fantastic mousse. My family loved it. The kirsch really adds to the elegance of this... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 9, 2003 by FORTUNECOOKIE

MMMM Good.. Kind of too cherry. Probably my fault though. MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 9, 2003 by SQUIRRELGIRL

I really want to say good things about this recipe because I like cherries, chocolate, and... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2006 by roka_girl

I made this last night- a double recipe. It made a lot more than I expected. I used the... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2005 by ELIZABETH101

I used the basic idea of this recipe and made a black forrest trifle. I cubed a chocolate... MORE