Chocolate coffee mousse

Chocolate mousse is a sweet tooth's dream. Add coffee and spices to this dessert - cinnamon and cardamom, and we get the dream of any gourmet. Chocolate-coffee mousse is a worthy end to the most delicious meal. Or an elegant dessert for a cup of coffee for a leisurely conversation with your loved one.

Ingredients

• 100 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
• 3 eggs
• 50 g sugar
• 125 ml cream, 35% fat
• 30 g butter
• 2 boxes of cardamom
• 2 tsp good instant coffee or finely ground natural coffee
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Chop the chocolate and melt in the microwave in pulses for 10 seconds, stirring the mixture each time.
2. Remove the seeds from the cardamom and crush them in a mortar. Mix cardamom with coffee and cinnamon, pour 50 ml of boiling water, stir and leave to cool.
3. Beat the yolks with half the sugar until light fluffy. Add melted chocolate and strained coffee and stir until smooth.
4. Whisk in the cream and remaining sugar until stiff peaks.
5. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks.
6. Add a couple of tablespoons of whipped egg whites to the chocolate mixture and stir with a folding spatula. Continue adding proteins and stirring the mixture.
7. Add whipped cream and stir gently. Divide the mousse between 6 bowls (cups or coffee cups). Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.