CARAMELISED ORANGES WITH CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
Ingredients
- 1 orange
- peeled
- pith removed and cut into three equal round slices
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- 250ml/9fl oz double cream
- 100g/3½oz Toblerone (or other chocolate)
- melted
- 50g/1¾oz ready-made amaretti biscuits
- crushed
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- 100g/3½oz almonds
- chopped
Directions
- To make the caramelised oranges
- place the oranges on a baking sheet. Dust with the icing sugar and using a mini-blowtorch
- caramelise the sugared slices.
- To make the mousse
- place the double cream into a bowl and whip until it is thickened
- then fold in the melted Toblerone and crushed amaretti biscuits.
- To make the almond caramel
- place the sugar in a frying pan over a high heat. Add the almonds and cook until the sugar has turned to a brown caramel and is coating the almonds.
- Pour the caramelised almonds onto greaseproof paper and leave to cool for two minutes and set.
- Using a rolling pin
- shatter the almond caramel into pieces.
- To serve
- place the caramelised orange slices onto a plate. Spoon a portion of chocolate mousse onto each orange slice and garnish with some of the caramelised almond pieces.

