Spiced Chocolate Mousse

Spiced Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients:

  • 3 eggs, separated

  • 125 g dark/bittersweet cooking chocolate

  • 10 g butter

  • 1/2 cup cream

  • 3 tbsp powdered sugar

  • fruit of your choice for garnish

  • 1-3 tsp Teeny Tiny Spice blend of choice (you will need to add more if you want a stronger spice flavor)

(Suggested blends: Chocolate Chili (our personal favorite), Garam Masala, French Four Spice)

Instructions: 

  1. Whisk egg yolks until smooth. 

  2. Add chocolate and butter to a small saucepan over a double boiler. Melt together, stirring frequently. Once combined and melted, turn off heat and let cool. 

  3. Add cream to a bowl and whip to stiff peaks. 

  4. Add egg whites and sugar to a separate bowl. Whip until it forms stiff peaks. 

  5. Fold egg yolks into whipped cream with a maximum of 8 folds (it's okay if it's not fully combined). 

  6. Add chocolate (95-104 degrees) to egg yolk/cream mixture. Fold in chocolate with a maximum of 8 folds (some streaks are okay). 

  7. Add 1/2 whipped egg whites into the chocolate mixture. Fold in with a maximum of 10 folds. 

  8. Add the remaining whipped egg whites into the chocolate mixture with the spice. Fold in spice and egg whites for about 12 folds (a few extra folds may be required to make sure there are no white chunks remaining). 

  9. Divide into serving containers and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight. 

  10. Garnish with your choice of berries, whipped cream, or chocolate shavings. This is best made the day of but can be refrigerated for 48 hours (it might lose some fluffiness though). 

Apple Streusel Bread

Apple Streusel Bread

Ingredients:

For the streusel:

For the batter: 

  • 1 1/2 C Apples (peeled, cored, and diced)

  • 2/3 C Sugar

  • 1/2 C Butter, salted, room temp

  • 2 Eggs

  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

  • 1 1/2 C All-purpose flour (for GF, use an all-purpose GF replacement)

  • 1 3/4 tsp Baking powder

  • 1/2 C Milk

For the glaze:

  • 1/2 C Powdered sugar

  • 3 tbsp Heavy cream 

(Suggested blends: Garam Masala, Chinese 5 Spice, French Four Spice, Jamaican Jerk)

Instructions: 

Streusel:

  1. In a small bowl combine brown sugar, spice, melted butter, and nuts (optional).

Glaze:

  1. Combine powdered sugar and cream in a small bowl and save for later.

Batter:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

  2. Butter a 5x9 baking pan and line with parchment paper. We recommend a glass pan.

  3. In a large bowl, blend butter and sugar. Mix in eggs, vanilla, and milk until combined.

  4. Add flour and baking powder and mix until just combined. Fold in apples.

  5. Place half of the batter in the baking pan. Sprinkle on half of the streusel evenly. Add the remaining batter and sprinkle the remaining streusel over top.

  6. Place in oven and bake 45-50 minutes. Check with a toothpick/skewer for doneness every 5 minutes after 45 minutes. Baking times may vary slightly. 

  7. Let cool in the baking pan for 30 minutes, then remove and drizzle with glaze.