{"id":29496,"date":"2022-05-02T21:22:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T04:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=29496"},"modified":"2022-10-22T14:27:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T21:27:42","slug":"spruce-chocolate-mousse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=29496","title":{"rendered":"Spruce Chocolate Mousse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spruce Chocolate Mousse<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-29497\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spruce-Chocolate-Mousse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spruce-Chocolate-Mousse.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spruce-Chocolate-Mousse-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spruce-Chocolate-Mousse-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spruce-Chocolate-Mousse-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spruce-Chocolate-Mousse-334x270.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5 ounces unsweetened chocolate chopped<\/p>\n<p>1 ounce unsalted butter<\/p>\n<p>3 large eggs separated<\/p>\n<p>8 ounces heavy cream<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup plus 2 T. caramelized <a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=29493\">spruce syrup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1\/8 tsp. salt<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whisk the egg yolks and \u00c2\u00bc cup of the spruce syrup over a double boiler until doubled in volume, then reserve. Combine the whites with the 2 T. of syrup and whisk in a double boiler until soft peaks form, then remove from the heat and whisk to full volume by hand. In a separate bowl, whip the cream to soft peaks and reserve. Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler, then mix with the egg yolk mixture. Fold \u00c2\u00bc of the beaten egg whites into the egg yolk-chocolate mixture until combined, then mix in the rest. Finally, gently fold in the cream until just incorporated. Put the mixture into a piping bag with a fluted tip, then pipe into dishes and chill until ready to serve. It can also be scooped with a disher or scoop dipped in hot water. Notes: Yield: roughly 4 C., enough to serve 8-10 people a small scoop. This is rich stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spruce Chocolate Mousse 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate chopped 1 ounce unsalted butter 3 large eggs separated 8 ounces heavy cream \u00bc cup plus 2 T. caramelized spruce syrup 1\/8 tsp. salt &nbsp; Whisk the egg yolks and \u00c2\u00bc cup of the spruce syrup over a double boiler until doubled in volume, then reserve. Combine the whites with the 2 T. of syrup and whisk in a double boiler until soft peaks form, then remove from the heat and whisk to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=29496\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[232,80],"class_list":["post-29496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts-fruit","tag-no-chew-diet","tag-sweet-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29496"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31971,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29496\/revisions\/31971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}