White Chocolate and Pistachio Mousse Recipe - There is this man namely Mark pay a visit into our kitchen base and office to give a test to some of our sweets and cake. We have been chatting with him for a while now, knowing him as the traveler who work for National Geographic, making some reviews about culinary and snapshotting ‘em to be displayed in NG magazine. Right after he finished testing our sweets, we really take this time as a big chance to plan out our next year annual destination where we can find the rich chocolate to find. Mark then narrated a story when he visited Zurich of the Switzerland where he found one traditional chocolatier who has been working for chocolate making for more than 70 years. He also share a recipe he called White Chocolate and Pistachio Mousse that he got from Zurich and make it together with us.
You will need:
3 tbsp water
A few drops of vanilla essence
180 g (6 oz) white chocolate, grated
2 eggs (separated)
300 ml (10 fl.oz) whipping cream
45 g (1 ½ oz) chopped pistachio nuts
4 whole pistachio nuts
How to make white chocolate and pistachio mousse
- Place the water, vanilla essence and chocolate over a bowl of hot water until the chocolate has melted. Stir until smooth, then whisk in the egg yolks.
- In a clean bowl, whisk the whites until they make soft peaks. Lightly beat the cream and fold two thirds into the chocolate mixture, followed by the egg whites.
- Place a spoonful in the bottom of four glasses. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios; add more mousse and more pistachios until the glasses are full.
- Finish whipping the remaining cream and place a spoonful on the top of each glass. Decorate with whole pistachios to finish.
This White Chocolate and Pistachio Mousse is one of the richest and finest recipe that Mark got from a small village near the Alps of Swiss back then. This pistachio mousse cake recipe is precious anyway, that is why we would like to share with you guys. We bet that many of travelers like Mark out there have also many experiences about some cakes and sweets, we will find out more about it soon. And for you guys at home, wait beautifully and enjoy the chocolate until we return and share the other recipe for you to experiment with!
