CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE POTS
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE POTS
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE POTS

Ingredients
  • 100g/3½oz dark chocolate
  • minimum 70% cocoa solids
  • broken into pieces
  • 50g/1¾oz caster sugar
  • 2 free-range egg yolks
  • 1 tbsp Irish cream liqueur
  • 300ml/10fl oz pouring double cream
  • 4 digestive biscuits
  • finely crushed
  • dash Irish cream liqueur
  • 100g/3½oz white chocolate
  • cocoa powder
  • for dusting
Directions
  • Whizz the chocolate in a food processor.
  • Put the sugar and 6 tablespoons of water in a small saucepan and heat gently
  • stirring
  • until the sugar has dissolved. Boil for a few seconds until it becomes a thin syrup.
  • Set the food processor running and pour the hot syrup through the funnel on to the chocolate so it melts. Add a little boiling water if some unmelted chocolate remains. Add the egg yolks and process for a few seconds before adding the Irish cream liqueur.
  • In a separate bowl
  • whip the cream until soft peaks form
  • then fold in the chocolate mixture. Reserve 3 tablespoons of mousse in a small bowl. Spoon the remaining mousse into small glasses or pots. Leave in the fridge to set for 6 hours or overnight.
  • To make the chocolate truffles
  • add the crushed biscuits to the reserved mousse with a splash of Irish cream liqueur. Mix well and shape into six truffle-size balls. Put on a plate in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • Melt the white chocolate in a small heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water
  • making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water. Insert a cocktail stick into the balls
  • dip into the melted white chocolate and swirl around until coated. Put on a piece of baking paper
  • and place in the fridge for 30 minutes
  • or until firm.
  • Place one truffle on top of each mousse before serving and dust with cocoa. Serve straight from the fridge.