Thursday, January 31, 2008

Chocolate Ricotta Mousse

Last week, Susan of Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy did a post on her 'Chocolate Silk' recipe. This is one of those desserts that can easily be made sugar-free, so of course I was intrigued.

Then I found ricotta on sale.

Needless to say, I made some--with my own variations, of course, and sugar-free to fit my dietary needs.

I knew it would be good. I just didn't know how good.

This is one of those desserts you'll make again and again and again. It's a snap to put together, so delicious and smooth, and a very impressive treat for family and guests alike.

Go ahead. You know you want some.

Chocolate Ricotta Mousse
serves 8-10
adapted from this recipe

1 32-ounce container ricotta cheese
4 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup sweetener of choice (I used whey low type d granular)
1/4 cup heavy cream, half-and-half or milk (I actually used hazelnut-flavor sugar-free coffee creamer)

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and process until thoroughly combined and smooth. I put everything in a bowl and used my stick blender. Either way, the finished concoction should be smooth, creamy and pretty stiff.

Note: the use of hazelnut creamer did not give a strong hazelnut flavor, and did add a bit more sweetness to the mixture.


Now here is where you can get creative. First, I brought this to a friend's house to share and served it simply dolloped into pretty pink bowls, topped with sugar-free whipped cream, a drizzle of sugar-free chocolate syrup and sprinkle of sliced almonds.



The next day, I had some in a glass and poured about a teaspoon of Grand Marnier over, added a dollop of whipped cream and a dusting of unsweetened cocoa powder. Now THAT is what I call a good dessert.



This is a wonderful, impressive dessert that calls out to the chocolate-lovers in us all. Plus it's so versatile, dressed down for the kiddies or drizzled with your favorite liqueur for a grand finish to a dinner party--either way, it's great.

Thanks, Susan!

4 comments:

Susan @ SGCC said...

Mrs. W.- Fabulous! I love your variations too. I'm so glad you were able to adapt the recipe.

Thanks for the mention.

Amanda said...

My pleasure, Susan. Thanks again!

Anonymous said...

I'm dying! The mousse looks unbelievable!

Amanda said...

Lulu, you MUST try this. Go. Go now. Go buy some ricotta and TRY THIS. It's so good, you'll snarf the whole batch.

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