Amaretto Chocolate Mousse

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 cup sugar, divided
• 2 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares, coarsely chopped
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
• sliced almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine watr and 2 tb sugar in a small heavy saucepan; bring to a boil, and stir until sugar dissolves. remove from heat, add chocolate, and cover. let mixture stand 5 mintues or until chocolate melts. cool.
• 2 beat egg whites (at room temperature) until foamy. add cream of tartar and 2 tb sugar, 1 tb at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. set aside.
• 3 add egg yolks to chocolate mixture; beat until smooth. stir in amaretto. fold abotu 1/4 of the egg mixture into chocolate mixture; fold chocolate mixture into remaining egg mixture. spoon mousse into 2 dessert dishes and chill. to serve, garnish each serving with an almond slice, if desired.