Instant Chocolate Mousse

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
• 4 tablespoons soft butter
• 9 ounces best-quality semisweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
• 1/4 cup hot water, from a recently boiled kettle
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 put the marshmallows, butter, chocolate, and water in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
• 2 put the saucepan on the stove over fairly gentle heat to melt, stirring every now and again. remove from heat.
• 3 meanwhile, whip the cream with the vanilla until thick and then fold into the cooling chocolate mixture until you have a smooth, cohesive mixture.
• 4 pour/scrape into 4 glasses or small dishes, about ¾ cup each in capacity, or 6 smaller (½ cup) ones, and chill until you want to eat. the sooner the better!