Eggless chocolate soy mousse with orange chocolate 橙味朱古力豆奶慕斯 (無蛋版)

Hot hot hot. Weather is hot in Hong Kong. I always prefer staying home to prevent the sunny and hot weather outside. I chose to continue making new desserts while I am staying in Hong kong. But I can tell you that staying inside a kitchen in Hong Kong is not funny at all. I can say the dessert making fun has been deducted 50 percent due to the hot temperature in kitchen. If I have to bake, it is even worse because the heat from oven increase the temperature inside the kitchen. 

I love to shop the baking supplies store in Hong Kong. Lots of funny and cute utensils. They also have many special ingredients too. I found Orange and Strawberry baking chocolate wafers. In Vancouver, I can make that by using white chocolate plus food color and different essence for different taste. But this orange wafers can speed up the whole baking progress. 

I chose this Eggless recipe is because these mousse cups are going to serve small children and pregnant woman. 

Ingredients (Serves 6-8 cups)

Chocolate mousse layer:
400ml Milk (There is no milk in kitchen, therefore I substitute it with Soya milk)

2 tbsp Cocoa Powder

1 tbsp Cornflour

6 tbsp Sugar

4 tsp Gelatin  / 8g China grass (vegetarian version)

25 g Semi sweet Chocolate Chips and 25g dark chocolate
1/2 cup Whipped Cream
1/4 cup of chocolate sauce to increase chocolate flavor (optional )

Orange chocolate:
50g Orange Chocolate
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1-2 tsp orange liquor (optional)


Decorations:

1/4cup Whipped cream for decorations (optional)
Chocolate Pocky Sticks for decoration (optional)

Method

1. Sifted cocoa powder and cornflour and mix. In a small bowl make a paste of cocoa powder and cornflour using 50ml milk.
2. Place rest of the milk (350ml) and 6 tbsp sugar in a heavy bottom pan and bring to boil.Add cocoa and cornflour paste to this milk and keep stirring.
3. Take pan away from heat. Add chocolate chips and stir. Then place the pan back and cook on low heat for 5 minutes till the chocolate melts. Take away from heat and set aside to cool it down.
4. If using gelatin - Put 1/4 cup water in a small pan and sprinkle gelatin and dissolve on low heat.
5. If using china grass - Cut china grass into pieces and soak in 1 cup water for 15 minutes.Place on medium flame and cook till china grass melts completely(this might take some time).Pass through a sieve just in case there are few grains of china grass.
6. Mix the gelatin or china grass solution into the cocoa custard and mix well. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes till the custard is little thick but not set. Beat the thickened custard with and electric or hand whisk till smooth.
7. Whip 150 g cream till light and fluffy.
8. Fold  the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture gently.Add in 1/4 cup chocolate sauce and mix gently till well combined.
9. Transfer the chocolate cream mixture to small serving cup.Let it set in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours.
10. Melt orange chocolate with 1 tbsp of unsalted butter.I also added some orange liquor to add a bit of orange flavor to it but it is optional.
11. Pipe melted orange chocolate on top of chocolate mousse
12. Top with whipped cream and chocolate Pocky Stick.