Great Chocolate Recipes
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Posted by TK Kenyon Jan 17, 2007 |
Here’s a list of great chocolate desserts, from Chocolate Linzer Torte to Mousse, and where to find them in books and on the web.
Finding chocolate recipes can be as fun as eating them, but sometimes, you just need a good recipe in a hurry. Here’s a list of great recipes that I’ve tried from various cookbooks and websites. Some are easy, like the Mascarpone and Dark Chocolate Cream, and some take some time, like the Triple Chocolate Mousses and the Gateau Diane, but all are wonderful.
Triple Chocolate Mousses: My favorite and signature dessert. Show-stopping silky dark chocolate marquise, milk chocolate mousse, and white chocolate mousse, stacked. Serve in tall crystal glasses or release it free-standing from a springform pan. Easy. Make-ahead. Recipe in Cocolat or Bittersweet, both by Alice Medrich.
Princess Pudding: Chocolate pudding like this has never started with a box. Recipe in Pure Chocolate by Fran Bigelow.
Gateau Diane: If you like a little cake with your frosting, try this rich and sweet confection. Can be made up to two days in advance. Recipe in Bittersweet by Alice Medrich.
Chocolate Linzer Torte: Linzer torte purists may clutch their sternum, but this walnut-rich chocolate creation will make you want to move to Prague. Recipe in Fabulous and Flourless by Mary Wachtel Mauksch.
Mexican Dark Chocolate Torte: the spiced pecans on this truffle-like torte add crunch that’s in addition to the chocolate crust. Recipe at Epicurious.com.
Better Brownie Pie: This “Chocolate Brownie Torte” is really just a better brownie pie, so I called it that. Recipe at Epicurious.com .
Dark Chocolate Mousse: This dark chocolate mousse is tofu-based, which some chocoholics think is anathema, but it does increase the nutritional value by increasing the protein and decreasing saturated fats found in many cream- or egg-based mousses, and there’s no chance of raw-egg salmonella poisoning. At the FoodNetwork.com .
Mascarpone and Dark Chocoate Cream in White Chocolate Cups: I love mascarpone and chocolate together. This is kind of like a chocolate cheesecake, but without the heartache of baking a cheesecake and watching it crack. Recipe at the Food Network.
For a compilation of fantastic chocolate recipes, try these two chocolate cookbooks.
Try these two great South Indian Vegetarian Cookbooks, too.