Mocha Mousse Recipe | Mocha Heaven Recipe

April 10, 2024

Mocha Heaven recipe is a Masterchef worthy plated desert. It is a recipe which I got here up with during my trials after I was preparing for my Masterchef Journey. The platter consists of mocha mousse dome placed on top of a buttery no cook chocolate sand. Other components like coffee caviar, strawberry gel, coffee jelly cubes elevates this dessert to a complete latest level.

Mocha Heaven (Plated Desert)

You all know that I used to be in Masterchef Tamil Season 1. After I used to be chosen, I had a month price time to organize for the show. I attempted so many desserts and dishes for the show like my white chocolate plated dessert. That is one desert which I got here up during my days in Masterchef. I created this recipe for my youtube channel and it immediately got trending.

About Mocha Heaven

Mocha heaven is a reputation that I got here up with for this dessert. I desired to create a dessert that represent my love for coffee and chocolate. All the weather on this dish elevates the chocolate and low combo.

The mousse is the important element on this recipe. It’s a mixture of chocolate and low flavour which is often called “mocha”. I wanted the mousse to be a set moulded mousse. So I added some agar agar to make it set, also coated the mousse in a chocolate mirror glaze. You check my chocolate mousse recipe.

Despite the fact that this dessert is a 5 star restaurant worthy recipe, I wanted it to be easily understanding for my viewers. So I kept the element easy and approachable. I made a no cook chocolate sand, easy strawberry gel that’s made with easy homemade ingredients.

The one complicated looking element is my coffee caviar. But I even have made it easy enough to try at home without ingredients like Sodium alginate or Calcium chloride. This recipe uses black coffee, agar agar powder and cold oil.

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Mocha Heaven Ingredients

Mocha Mousse Dome – Like all mousse recipes, you wish cream, chocolate, sugar, coffee powder. Since I’m setting this in mould, I added some agar agar powder for it to set. The glaze is made with just two ingredients cream and chocolate.

Chocolate Sand – this can be a no cook chocolate sand recipe. By which we mix few ingredients together till crumbly. I ground cocoa, sugar, salt and melted butter.

Strawberry Gel – This straightforward fruit gel is made with fruit juice, lemon, sugar and cornstarch which is cooked together till thick gel like.

Coffee Caviar & Cubes – easy recipe for caviar is made with a robust cup of brewed coffee, agar agar powder and a few sugar. You furthermore mght need some cold oil to forms the caviar.

I’m naming this particular dessert as Mocha Heaven. Mocha means Chocolate and Coffee combination. This dessert has 5 Elements,

Mocha Mousse Dome coated with Mirror Glaze.
Coffee Caviar which supplies the burst of coffee flavour. Like an explosion in your mouth.
Coffee Jelly which adds Chewy element.
Strawberry Gel which adds the tangy element
Chocolate Soil for the Crispy Buttery Layer.
A small sprig of basil leaves or mint leaves which supplies a fresh look to the entire dessert.

Suggestions I Learned in my Experience

Mocha Mousse

Use good quality dark chocolate for this mousse which provides the extraordinary chocolate flavour. When mixing in melted chocolate and agar agar, be certain that it is totally cooled so the cream won’t melt. Don’t over whip the cream else it’s going to curdle. When setting the mousse, place it in freezer so it is straightforward to de mould and mirror glaze later.

Chocolate Soil or Sand

All you wish is a blender to make chocolate soil. If you happen to want one other easy option, you should use crushed chocolate cookies as a substitute of this recipe. Leftover chocolate soil could be stored in fridge and sprinkled over vanilla ice cream.

Strawberry Gel

Use fresh strawberries for fresh taste. At all times taste the gel and adjust lemon juice. The gel has to have a fresh zingy taste. You possibly can add kind of cornstarch as per consistency. If you happen to find the gel gets lumpy once cooked, take it in a blender and whip it once to make it smooth. Strawberry gel could be stored in fridge upto every week.

Coffee Caviar

Use cold oil, it’s best to freeze the oil overnight. At all times use refined oil which does not freeze rock solid. Use small dropper and be patient if you drop the caviar within the cold oil. Never rinse the caviar in hot water, use cold water to rinse the surplus oil. Store leftover caviar in fridge.

Mocha Mousse Dome (Pictures)

Ingredients

1)Start by making chocolate mousse filling. First take all of your ingredients. You wish a handful of ingredients to make mocha mousse.

Take cold cream, agar agar powder, quick coffee powder, dark chocolate and sugar.

Heating Agar Agar

2)Take cold water in a bowl, sprinkle agar agar powder in a bowl. Leave it to take a seat for 10 minutes to bloom the agar agar.

sprinkle agar agar powder over water for making mocha mousse

3)Heat the mixture in microwave for 30 seconds till agar agar is melted. Put aside till needed.

cook for 30 seconds for making mocha mousse

Melting Chocolate

4)Take dark chocolate in a bowl. Place it in microwave and warmth for few seconds till chocolate is melted.

You possibly can melt the chocolate in microwave or double boiler.

5)Now the chocolate is melted completely. Once chocolate is melted, put aside so it cools completely.

melted chocolate for making mocha mousse

Whipped Cream

6)Take cream in a mixing bowl. Ensure that the cream is cold.

take cream in a bowl for making mocha mousse

7)Add in quick coffee powder to the cream and blend well. As a substitute of quick coffee you’ll be able to add espresso powder as well.

8)Add in some powdered sugar and blend until cream is thick and mixed.

9)Now the cream is combined well.

Making Chocolate Mousse Mixture

10)Now add within the melted cooled agar agar mix into the whipped cream. Ensure that the agar agar mix just isn’t super hot if you add into the cream mix.

add agar agar melted liquid for making mocha mousse

11)Mix gently until combined. Don’t over mix at this point, else it might curdle.

12)Add within the cooled melted chocolate into the whipped coffee mixture. It is rather essential that the chocolate is totally cold when mixing else the cream will melt down.

add melted chocolate for making mocha mousse

13)Use a spatula to softly fold the chocolate into the whipped cream. Don’t over mix, just mix gently.

Setting in Mould

14)Take silicon dome shaped mould. You need to use any mould as per your liking, silicon is preferred for straightforward unmoulding.

Dip a paper towel in oil, grease the mould with this oil briefly. Put aside till use.

grease silicon mould for making mocha mousse

15)Spread the chocolate mousse mixture into the mould. Use a spatula to softly smoothen the highest of the mousse.

16)Now place this into the freezer and let it set for two hours. Since we’re coating the mousse dome in chocolate, it’s best to freeze the mousse. So the coating process is less complicated.

Mirror Glaze

17)For making mirror glaze. We’re going to make a chocolate cream glaze. It is rather easy. Take cream in a sauce pan. Heat it gently till the cream involves a simmering stage. Take it off the warmth.

18)Add chocolate into the recent cream and permit it to take a seat for five minutes.

19)Mix it using a spoon till chocolate is totally melted. Put aside so it cools.

mirror glaze for for making mocha mousse

De Moulding Chocolate Mousse

20)Take the set chocolate mousse dome. It’s time to de mould, place a wire rack on top of a baking tray to catch any dripping chocolate.

21)Gently de mould the chocolate mousse, place it rigorously onto the wire rack.

Mirror Glazing Mousse Dome

22)Now pour the cooled chocolate mirror glaze over the mousse dome. Pour it gently so the mousse is roofed in chocolate glaze.

23)Allow the mousse to set within the wire rack for couple of minutes. You possibly can place this in fridge till needed.

Pro Tip: Normally that is the last step I do before plating. So You possibly can wait until all the weather is completed, then do the glazing part.

Coffee Caviar (Pictures)

Coffee caviar adds a pleasant touch to this plated desert. It looks pretty in addition to add a balance and explosion of coffee flavour. It’s nothing but sweetened black coffee is thickened with agar agar mixture. That is then poured right into a dropper and made into caviar by dropping it into the cold oil. I even have already shared coffee caviar recipe in a separate post. Coffee Caviar Recipe. It’s a fun process, and on this same recipe, as a substitute of using coffee, you should use any fruit juice.

Pre-Preparation

1)For making coffee caviar, you wish agar agar powder. I’m using this brand each time and it really works great.

2)The day before making coffee caviar, take any neutral tasting oil in a jug and place it in freezer. The oil must be very cold.

Make Coffee Caviar Mix

3)Take black coffee in a sauce pan. You possibly can mix quick coffee powder with some water or brew some fresh black coffee. Ensure that the coffee is cool.

4)Add in sugar into the black coffee and blend well.

5)Sprinkle some agar agar powder into the black coffee mixture. Let it sit for 10 minutes to bloom the agar agar.

Heat Coffee

6)Place the coffee mix on heat and cook on low medium heat till agar agar melts. Keep whisking the entire time.

7)The coffee mixture will thicken because it cooks.

Making Caviar

8)Take cold oil from the freezer. Pour the coffee agar agar mix right into a dropper.

9)Now gently drop the coffee agar agar mix into the cold oil. Because it sinks down the oil, it’s going to set and form small caviar like shape.

10)Do that in patience. Ensure that you drop separately.

11)Now you’ll be able to see the coffee caviar is about beautifully.

12)Strain the coffee caviar in a sieve. Rinse the coffee caviar under cold water only once to remove the surplus oil.

13)Coffee caviar is able to serve.

14)Store the coffee caviar in fridge until needed.

15)I transferred the remaining coffee mixture in a small pan and allowed it to set for few hours. Cut into cubes and you should use for plating.

Strawberry Gel (Pictures)

That is a simple way of creating strawberry gel. All you wish is strawberry juice, lemon, cornstarch and sugar. Cook it together till thickened. This adds color and taste to the dessert.

1)Take strawberry juice in a sauce pan. As a substitute of strawberry juice, you should use cranberry juice or orange juice.

2)Add in some sugar to taste. in case you are using store bought sweetened juice, you’ll be able to skip the sugar.

3)Add in lemon juice and cornstarch. Mix it rather well into the juice so it’s lump free.

4)Once the cornstarch is mixed completely, you’ll be able to place it on heat and cook.

5)Cook on low heat till the juice thickens. Keep mixing so there isn’t a lumps formed.

6)Once the juice is thickened, transfer to a bowl and place in fridge to set.

7)Strawberry Gel is prepared.

Chocolate Sand (Pictures)

It is a no cook chocolate sand recipe. It adds a buttery crunchy element to the dessert. It is rather easy to make as well. All you wish is mix few ingredients together till crumbly and serve.

1)Take sugar in a blender. I’m using refined sugar.

for chocolate soil, take sugar in a blender

2)Add in cocoa powder with a pinch of salt. Salt is vital, it balance the taste and texture of the chocolate sand.

3)Now mix till till sugar and cocoa powder is combined and superb.

4)Drizzle within the melted butter. Don’t add an excessive amount of, else the combination will get pasty. So add little at a time and mix.

5)It has to resemble coarse sand.

6)Chocolate sand is prepared.

Easy methods to Assemble Mocha Heaven Plated Dessert

1)Take a reasonably serving plate. A shallow white bowl is ideal for this desert. Spoon chocolate sand in the bottom and spread as a skinny layer.

2)use a small off set spatula to lift the chocolate mousse some from the wire rack and place it on top of the chocolate soil.

3)Spoon some caviar on the side.

4)Take strawberry gel within the piping bag and pipe small dollops. Scatter some coffee jelly.

5)Decorate it with a sprig of basil leaves.

Expert Suggestions

This recipe is a labour of affection. so take your time and make this amazing dessert.
Strawberry gel, coffee caviar, coffee cubes, chocolate soil could be made a day prematurely.
You possibly can make the mousse dome prematurely and keep in freezer till use.
On the time of serving give the mousse dome mirror glaze for shining look.
For coffee caviar, use refined oil so it doesn’t freeze within the freezer.

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