Meal Type: Dessert

Prep Time: 10 min.

Cooking Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours and 10 min.

Cook Method: Stove

Difficulty: Easy

Cuisine: American

     Serving Size: 6 1.5 3 6 12 24 - Change

Date Added: July 17, 2009

This chocolate mousse adds some nut flavor in the form of almond extract and blanched toasted almonds. This spin on an always popular dessert is sure to earn you extra compliments at your next dinner party!

1. Soften gelatin in water.

2. Melt chocolate in milk over boiling water. Add sugar and stir until it dissolves completely.

3. Let it cool. Whip cream until it stands in soft peaks.

4. Stir almond extract and chopped almonds into cooled chocolate.

5. Fold 1/3 of the whipped cream into chocolate mixture.

6. Then fold in remaining cream. Pour into an attractive serving bowl and let set in refrigerator, covered with plastic wrap, for at least 2 hours or overnight.

7. Decorate with whipped cream, candied violets, grated sweet chocolate or toasted almonds before serving.

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Dietary Notes:

This Almond Mousse Au Chocolate recipe is very low-sodium with 60.17mg per serving and low-cholesterol with 17.17mg per serving

This Almond Mousse Au Chocolate recipe is a good source of Vitamin E with 11% of your daily recommended intake per serving.

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