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Chocolate Mousse with Almond Tuiles (Gluten-free)

Yields1 Serving

Chocolate Mousse
 4 Eggs
 60 ml Castor Sugar
 500 ml Cream
 250 g Dark Chocolate (Finely Chopped)
 5 ml Vanilla Extract
Almond Tuiles
 1 Egg White
 50 g Icing Sugar
 50 g Butter (Melted)
 50 g Almond Flour (Well Sifted)
 2 ml Vanilla Extract
 30 g Shaved Almonds
To Finish
 150 ml Cream
 15 ml Castor Sugar
 2 ml Vanilla Extract
 1 pinch Grated Chocolate
Chocolate Mousse
1

Place egg yolks, 30ml sugar and 180ml cream in a medium saucepan and mix well.

2

Over a medium heat, cook the egg mixture until it is thick. Remove from the heat.

3

Whisk in the finely chopped chocolate and vanilla extract.

4

Cover with clingfilm over the surface of the custard and allow to cool.

5

Whip the remaining cream and sugar until soft peak.

6

Fold a third of the cream into the cooled custard and mix to loosen the custard.

7

Fold the custard into the remaining cream.

8

Divide mousse between six serving dishes, I used small glasses. Martini glasses also make a dramatic serving dish.

9

Place in the fridge until serving.

Tuiles
10

Preheat oven to 180ÂșC

11

In a medium bowl, mix the butter, sugar and vanilla extract.

12

Add the egg white and almond flour and mix well to a paste. Rest in the fridge until needed.

13

Drop teaspoon amounts of batter onto a silicone mat or silicone paper and spread into a circular shape, getting the batter as thin as possible.

14

Sprinkle with shaved almonds.

15

Bake for 4 Minutes, until the tuile turns golden brown, you will have to watch them carefully. Start Timer: 4min

16

Remove from the oven and quickly slide a pallet knife under the tuile and wrap around a wooden spoon or small rolling-pin to shape. Rest on a dish towel until firm. Repeat with remaining tuiles. You will have to work quickly.

17

Repeat with the rest of the batter or until you have enough tuiles to serve.