Celebrate World Chocolate Day with these Mousse Pies!

In honour of the sweetest day of the year, World Chocolate Day, celebrated on 7th July, Granny Mouse Country House & Spa believe you should be indulging your taste buds with some heavenly delights, and have offered up their Mousse Pies!

Whether you are a chocoholic, or simply looking to treat yourself to something extraordinary, this mouth-watering recipe will take your love of chocolate to new heights. So grab your apron, pre-heat your oven, and let’s dive into the world of pure chocolate bliss with Granny Mouse.

Mousse Pies (recipe yields 8 portions)

For the biscuit base:

Ingredients:

  • 113g butter
  • 190g brown sugar
  • 50g white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 5ml vanilla essence
  • 5g salt
  • 5g bicarbonate of soda
  • 250g flour
  • 200g dark chocolate chips

Method:

  1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy
  2. Add the egg and vanilla essence to the creamed solution and beat together
  3. Mix together all dry ingredients and add to the mixture
  4. Roll out onto a lined baking sheet, and bake at 160°C for 5 minutes
  5. Remove from the oven once baked, and using a large cutter, cut cookies to desired size

For the marshmallow:

Ingredients:

  • 100g egg whites
  • 210g castor sugar
  • 20g powdered gelatine

Method:

  1. Place the egg whites and castor sugar into a double boiler and whisk until sugar is dissolved
  2. Remove from the heat, and place the mixture in a stand mixer with whisk attachment
  3. Whisk on high speed until stiff peaks form and the mixture is shiny
  4. Bloom gelatine in 6ml of warm water and ensure that the gelatine is completely dissolved
  5. Pour the gelatine mixture into the meringue mixture while mixer is on low
  6. Pour onto a lined tray and set in a fridge until stiff
  7. Using the same cutter, cut the marshmallow to the same size as the cookie
  8. Cut a small hole in the middle of the marshmallow and fill with any fruit sauce of your choice
  9. Cover the sauce with the cut out marshmallow piece, making sure it is level and sealed
  10. Place in the fridge to set

For the Coating:

Ingredients:

  • Melting chocolate of your choice (ideally 70%)

Method:

  1. For the coating, melt 70% chocolate and pour over the pie
  2. Store in the fridge

Once the pies have had some time to set, decorate your plate and serve a single pie with an ice cream flavour of your choice!

If you don’t have the knack to whip up this dessert, then head up to the Eaves Restaurant at Granny Mouse Country House & Spa and spoil yourself.

For more information and bookings, contact Granny Mouse on 033 234 4071 or visit www.grannymouse.co.za

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