
Ingredients
For 4 portions
For the chocolate sauce
3tbsp
Cocoa powder
2tbsp
Sugar
0.5tsp
Cardamom, ground
100ml
Milk
100ml
Heavy cream 36 % fat, fluid
1tsp
Corn flour / Starch
For the mousse
80g
Ginger root
80g
Sugar
50ml
Lime juice
50ml
Water
250g
QimiQ Classic Vanilla, room temperature
125g
Low fat quark [cream cheese]
125g
Heavy cream 36 % fat, beaten
To decorate
Candied ginger
Preparation
- 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.
- 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.
- Whisk QimiQ Classic smooth. Add the quark and ginger syrup and mix well. Fold in the whipped cream.
- Layer the mousse, followed by a layer of chocoalte sauce alternately into 4 dessert glasses, finishing with a layer of chocolate sauce.
- Chill for at least 4 hours, preferably over night. Serve decorated with candied ginger sticks.