Ginger Mousse with Chocolate Sauce


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Ingredients for 4 portions
  • For the chocolate sauce
  • 3 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 0.5 tsp Cardamom, ground
  • 100 ml Milk
  • 100 ml Cream 36 % fat, liquid
  • 1 tsp Tapioca starch
  • For the mousse
  • 80 g Ginger root
  • 80 g Sugar
  • 50 ml Lime juice
  • 50 ml Water
  • 250 g QimiQ Classic Vanilla, unchilled
  • 125 g Low fat quark [cream cheese]
  • 125 g Cream 36 % fat, whipped
  • To decorate
  • Candied ginger
Method
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.