Orange and white chocolate mousse

Mousse is one of those desserts that has a massive range of varieties and is super easy to do whilst impressing your family/guests. It is a great beginners dessert and with some practise you can make a wide range of flavours with no hassle involved.

This is one of the more popular ones in my family. The rich white chocolate gives the mousse a creamy texture and the orange leaves a refreshing tangy taste.

For 6 people:-

150g white chocolate
200ml double cream
3 egg yolks
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp vanilla sugar
2 tbsp fresh orange juice
1 sheet of gelatine
(Chocolate to serve)

Start by soaking your gelatine in some water. Melt your chocolate in a ban marie (or microwave) and put to one side to cool down. Then move onto your cream and whip up to a medium peek (this is when the peek gently folds over but still stands). In another bowl whip up the sugar and egg yolks until light and doubled in size. Add the gelatine to the orange juice and melt in a pan and then add to the chocolate. Now fold your chocolate into the cream gently. Finally fold in the egg mixture and then spoon into whatever dishes you want to serve in and place into the fridge for at least an hour.

When serving I like to slice some chocolate for sprinkling on top.

This is a light, rich, creamy dessert is a great ending to a family feast or special dinner.