Strawberry-chocolate Mousse Parfait

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pint basket ripe strawberry, washed, stemmed and halved
• 3 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur or 3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate piece
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• mint sprig, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, toss strawberries and liqueur; cover and refrigerate.
• 2 to make chocolate mousse: in a small saucepan, mix water with 2 tablespoons of the sugar. bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 minute.
• 3 place chocolate pieces in container of electric blender.
• 4 immediately add hot sugar mixture.
• 5 blend until chocolate is melted and smooth.
• 6 in medium bowl, whip 3/4 cup of the cream to form stiff peaks. with rubber spatula, fold chocolate into cream to blend thoroughly. cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours or up to 3 days.
• 7 just before serving, whip the remaining 3/4 cup cream to form soft peaks.
• 8 beat in the remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar and the vanilla.
• 9 in four 10 to 12 ounce stemmed wine glasses or in dessert bowls, layer mousse, whipped cream and strawberries, dividing equally.
• 10 garnish with mint sprigs.
• 11 (chilling time is included in the cooking time.).