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Ginger Mousse with Chocolate Sauce

QimiQ Benefits

  • 100% natural, contains no preservatives, additives or emulsifiers
  • Creamy indulgent taste with less fat

Minutes

15

Difficulty

easy

Ginger Mousse with Chocolate Sauce
Ginger Mousse with Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients

For 4 portions

  • For the chocolate sauce

  • 3tbsp

    Cocoa powder

  • 2tbsp

    Sugar

  • 0.5tsp

    Cardamom, ground

  • 100ml

    Milk

  • 100ml

    Cream 36 % fat, liquid

  • 1tsp

    Tapioca starch

  • For the mousse

  • 80g

    Ginger root

  • 80g

    Sugar

  • 50ml

    Lime juice

  • 50ml

    Water

  • 250g

    QimiQ Classic Vanilla, unchilled

  • 125g

    Low fat quark [cream cheese]

  • 125g

    Cream 36 % fat, whipped

  • To decorate

  • Candied ginger

Preparation

  1. For the sauce, whisk the cocoa powder, sugar, cardamom, milk and cream together and bring to the boil. Mix the starch with water to make a amooth paste and use to bind the sauce. Cook for 2 minutes stirring constanttly, allow to cool stirring regularly.
  2. For the mousse, peel the ginger and grate finely. Add the sugar, lime juice and water and bring to the boil. Continue to cook for 5 minutes over moderate heat, allow to cool and strain through a fine sieve.
  3. Whisk QimiQ Classic smooth. Add the quark and ginger syrup and mix well. Fold in the whipped cream.
  4. Layer the mousse, followed by a layer of chocoalte sauce alternately into 4 dessert glasses, finishing with a layer of chocolate sauce.
  5. Chill for at least 4 hours, preferably over night. Serve decorated with candied ginger sticks.
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