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 Heavy cream 36 % fat, fluid
  • 1 tsp Corn flour / Starch
  • For the mousse
  • 80 g Ginger root
  • 80 g Sugar
  • 50 ml Lime juice
  • 50 ml Water
  • 250 g QimiQ Classic Vanilla, room temperature
  • 125 g Low fat quark [cream cheese]
  • 125 g Heavy cream 36 % fat, beaten
  • To decorate
  • Candied ginger
Method
1.
For the sauce, whisk the cocoa powder, sugar, cardamom, milk and cream together and bring to a 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 a 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.