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Chocolate Temptations with a Hint of Lavender Recipe
Flavors of the Eastern Townships
Cooking time: A few minutes
Chilling time: 6 hours
Total time: 15 to 30 minutes
Preparation time: 10 minutesCooking time: A few minutes
Chilling time: 6 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note
This recipe came to us, not from Provence, but from Bleu Lavande in Quebec's Eastern Townships, in the form of a big basket of lavender products. The owners have learned to turn their harvest into countless products: infusions, jellies, chocolates... This is where you can get lavender to add a ray of sunshine to your cooking.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 200 g (7 oz.) dark Chocolate (at least 60% cocoa content)
- 200 ml (3/4 cup) milk
- 2 tbsp. Lavender flowers
- 1 tbsp. powdered sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 5 egg whites
Method
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In a small saucepan, bring the milk to a boil with the lavender flowers; remove from the heat and infuse to taste.
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Strain the flavored milk, pressing well on the lavender flowers with the back of a spoon.
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Chop the chocolate into pieces; melt in a double boiler with 6 tbsp. infused milk.
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Off the heat, blend the egg yolks into the chocolate mixture and combine well.
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Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks, adding the sugar during the final stage. Using a sptaula, gently fold the beaten whites into the chocolate mixture without deflating them.
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Pour the chocolate mousse into small ramekins and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
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Serve with strawberries or other fresh fruit.
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