Hot chocolate mousse

There's nothing quite like a steaming mug of hot chocolate... now you can get all that lusciousness as a dessert. - by Fast Ed

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Ingredients

200g dark chocolate, chopped

100g unsalted butter, chopped

6 free-range egg yolks

100g muscovado sugar

60ml muscat

Toasted hazelnuts, to serve

2-4 waffle cones, broken into pieces, to serve

Raspberries, mini marshmallows, hot chocolate powder and double cream, to serve

Method

Combine chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of barely simmering water until just melted, stirring with a metal spoon to combine. Set aside.
Put yolks, muscovado sugar and muscat in a large heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of simmering water. Whisk constantly for 5 minutes, until thickened, then gently fold in chocolate mixture using a spatula.
Spoon mousse into 4 warm couple bowls, top with hazelnuts, waffle cone pieces, raspberries and mini marshmallows. Dust with chocolate powder and dollop with cream. Serve.

Fast Ed

'Fast' Ed Halmagyi is one of Australia’s best-loved TV chefs and food authors. For over a decade, Ed has appeared on television and radio, in newspapers, magazines and books.