Chestnut Mousse
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 2:38pm

Ingredients




1 cup Canned unsweetened chestnuts
(preferably packed in water)
Confectioner's sugar
Rum to thin
1 pch Instant espresso coffee
Vanilla
cup Heavy cream
Bittersweet chocolate

Preparation

1 In a food processor puree the chestnuts with enough confectioner's sugar to make it taste sweet. Add enough rum to make the puree loose enough to fold into whipped cream; season with some instant espresso and vanilla. Chill until serving time. 2 Whip the cream and sweeten lightly with confectioner's sugar and chill until serving time. 3 Right before serving fold chestnut puree and cream together and transfer to serving glasses; garnish with shavings of bittersweet chocolate. 4 This recipe yields 2 to 4 servings.