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Chocolate & Pistachio Mousse

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Chocolate & Pistachio Mousse is delicious, intensely chocolaty mousse with added pistachio paste – a match made in heaven!

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At Christmas time (or whenever you are entertaining), you want as little stress and fuss in the kitchen as possible.

So, a great dessert is one you can prepare ahead and just pull out of the fridge in its own serving dish and place on the table. Step up Chocolate & Pistachio Mousse!

I remember as a child visiting my grandmother, and more often than not, dessert would be something she’d already prepared in a stemmed glass goblet.

She knew that, as we lived quite far away, time spent with us was more important than standing out in the kitchen!

Chocolate & Pistachio Mousse in a glass sundae dish

So with this in mind, I have given an old classic recipe from my school days a festive twist to bring you Chocolate & Pistachio Mousse.

Dark chocolate and pistachio nuts are very good for you, and as there is a relatively small amount of cream and no sugar in this mousse, I don’t think you need to feel too guilty about eating it!

It’s rich, but it’s also crammed full of nutrients, eg, did you know that 100 g of dark chocolate provides 67% of your daily recommended intake of iron? Pistachios are a good source of copper, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.

So, at a time of year when you can feel quite run down, I think this dessert is the perfect nutritional boost you need! Not only is it nutritious, but it’s so delicious!

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My family loved this Chocolate & Pistachio Mousse with its intensely chocolatey flavour, subtle back note of pistachio, and the vivid green chopped pistachios on top.

In my grandmother’s day, her desserts usually had angelica and a glacé cherry adorning the whipped cream – I for one am glad we’ve moved away from that tradition.

Did anyone ever enjoy eating angelica?

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Chocolate & Pistachio Mousse

A delicious, intensely chocolaty, chocolate mousse with the addition of pistachio – a match made in heaven!
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Prep Time 18 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 100 g 70% Dark Chocolate
  • 3 eggs separated
  • 2 tbsp Double cream
  • 1 tsp Green pistachio paste you could leave this out if wished
  • Decoration:
  • Extra double cream whipped
  • A few chopped green pistachios

Instructions

  • Melt the chocolate in a large bowl over a pan of simmering water.
  • Mix in the egg yolks.
  • Take off the heat and stir in the double cream.
  • Whisk the egg whites and fold in the pistachio paste.
  • Then fold the egg white mixture into the chocolate mixture.
  • Divide between 4 glass stemmed dishes or ramekins.
  • Chill for about 20 minutes before decorating with whipped double cream and chopped pistachios.
  • Chill for at least 2 hrs before serving.

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  4. A S,Edinburgh

    This looks wonderful; I hardly ever get round to cooking/baking with pistachios, but I do love them!

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  5. su williams

    My two favourite ingredients, I am definitely going to give this recipe a try, it looks so easy to make and delicious too

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  6. Susan B

    Ha ha! As soon as I saw the word mousse my finger involuntarily opened up the recipe.

    This was one of the first cold desserts I learnt to make as a child and I have loved it ever since. I particularly like your addition of pistachios both for texture and colour. For some reason, it is de rigueur to decorate many sweet desserts with a sprig of mint but I’ve never understood why. Bring on the pistachios!

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  26. Kate | The Veg Space

    These look really lovely Camilla, I love the combination of chocolate and pistachio, and they look really festive – a nice change from heavy, boozy, fruity puddings at this time of year!

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  40. K Mayers

    I must admit that you’ve put together two things I absolutely love here – chocolate & pistachios! This one is a must for me – and easy to make too 🙂

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