Bringing a little indulgence to your week…
Anyone who knows me well is aware that the way to my heart is through a rich and chocolaty dessert. More specifically through any chocolate mousse/ pot/ ganache or similar gooey concoction. I have taken a quick break from devouring such delights in restaurants in order to create one of my own at home and share the recipe with you!
It is almost alarmingly quick and simple to create as you feel that surely one must work harder to earn such an indulgence – the dessert is practically ready in the time it takes to heat up the cream. The chocolate sauce made up by infusing cream with a little sugar and cinnamon, heating it, pouring it over chocolate and stirring the two together until glossy and delicious. I could personally eat this straight out of the pan (and to be honest I did do that…) but I thought why not elevate it even further with a simple three ingredient compote? As raspberries and chocolate work so beautifully together – the slightly tart taste cuts through the sweetness of chocolate – that was the fruit I chose to turn into the raw compote. Simply crush up the fruit and add a little water and sugar to sweeten and loosen it and then layer the two up!
Serves 3 – 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 200 g double cream
- 200 g raspberries
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- extra caster sugar (optional)
- 1 handful pistachios
Method
- Use a sharp knife to chop the chocolate into small chunks.
- Place the cream in a small saucepan and stir in the cinnamon and caster sugar. Heat this up on a medium heat until it is just below boiling, remove it from the heat and pour it over the chocolate shards. Leave this to one side.
- To make the raw raspberry compote use a fork to mash up the raspberries, sprinkle over 1 tsp of caster sugar (though this is optional) and then stir in 2 tsp of cold water to loosen up the consistency a little.
- The chocolate shards should have melted from the heat of the cream by this point so use a spoon to fold the two together until you have a smooth and glossy sauce.
- In several ramekins or glasses pour in the chocolate and the raspberry, alternating between the two so that the compote is running through the whole dessert. Crush the pistachios and sprinkle them on top. You can eat it straight away or leave in the fridge for up to thirty minutes if you want the chocolate to solidify a little before eating it.
- Enjoy!
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Wow! This looks amazing! Going to try it asap!
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Wow! This looks amazing! I’m going to try it asap!
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Thank you very much π
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Love your recipe
Since no egg or non vegetarian ingredients used.
Looks yummy and on top of that my weakness to prepare dessert.
Will give a try
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Thank you – I hope that you enjoy it if you do. Let me know how you get on.
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What a great combination! I’ve done similar, but you’ve brought it to a MUCH higher level! MUST TRY!
Virtual hugs,
Judie
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Aw thanks so much! Enjoy if you do π
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Wow ! They look stunningly beautiful !!
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Thank you π
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It looks so delicious!! Beautiful blog!
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Thank you very much! π
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Beautiful blog!!! Undoubtedly delicious!!
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Thank you so much! π
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Yum! Looks delicious!
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Looks heavenly! Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks so much!
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I want to try this one, it looks yummy, chocolate and raspberries, who could resist π
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My next cheat meal could be truly epic! Nice one here, – Joshua
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Enjoy! π
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This is a perfect idea, love the combo of raspberries and chocolate! π
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This looks absolutely amazing! Saving this for the future!
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Love chocolate! These look amazing! Will give it a try for sure!
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Ah thanks so much, I hope you enjoy it!
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this is absolutely gorgeous!
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This looks fabulous! I live in the US. Itβs hard to find double cream here. Would heavy whipping cream be a decent substitute?
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Yes that would definitely work! Thank you π
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Looks delicious! I am thinking of shaved granita on top.
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Ohhhh that would be delicious!
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Chocolate and raspberries… a match made in heaven Rosie. π
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Thank you. :))
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That looks delicious
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This looks so elegant. Eager to try it out!
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good look, I fancy about the taste π
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Looks delicious! I love the chocolate and raspberry combination. Nice pics!
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Thanks so much!
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Looks tasty!
xx Federica | http://federicasdreams.wordpress.com
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Gorgeous – I love chocolate and raspberry
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Sooooo delicious lookingβ¦. And sounding!
Definitely something Hawk would mix up for Shida sometime~ ;3
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This is looking so scrumptious..Perfect for all the chocoholics !!
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Haha I am the ultimate chocoholic! Thank you π
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Love it! It looks amazing and I know it tastes amazing too! I’m a big fan of chocolate & raspberry combo π
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Ah thanks so much – what a lovely comment! π
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Been a long time since I’ve played with chocolate, I cut my teeth with ganache. Might be time to revisit my dark chocolate ganache pie on almond crust! The weekend awaits!
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Looks delicious….I am a chocoholic so definitely will try!
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Thanks for checking out my blog today. Really enjoying your π
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Wow I love this!
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