In honor of Mother's Day on Sunday the 14th here in the States, we present an easy-to-make chocolate and mint confection that you can make as a special treat with five ingredients and minimal equipment. Other chocolate-friendly flavorings can be substituted for the mint, or it can be left out entirely.
Chocolate Madness
(Source: The California Culinary Academy)
Ingredients:
1 cup whipping cream
½ cup unsalted butter or margarine at room temperature
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
4 egg yolks
½ teaspoon mint extract, or other flavoring to taste
Mint leaves or whipped cream for decoration
Instructions:
Bring cream to a boil in a small, heavy saucepan. Cut butter into chunks. Put butter, chocolate chips, egg yolks, and mint extract into the container of a high performance culinary blender; add hot cream. Secure the top of the blender jar firmly and process until smooth. Adjust flavoring to taste. Pour mixture into small dessert dishes and chill in freezer about 45 minutes, or in refrigerator for several hours. Decorate with mint leaves or whipped cream, if desired. Makes 6 servings, ½ cup each.
Microwave Version: Pour cream into a glass bowl or 2-cup glass measure. Microwave on 100% power until tiny bubbles break the surface (2 to 3 minutes). Put butter, chocolate chips, egg yolks, and mint extract into the container of a high performance culinary blender; add hot cream. Continue recipe as above.
Timesaver Tip: Recipe can be prepared up to a day ahead and stored, covered, in refrigerator.
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