CHOCOLATE & PEPPERMINT-CHOCOLATE-MOUSSE CUPS

Ingredients

• 350g good-quality 70% dark chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 x 90g box MOIR’S Caramel Flavour Instant Pudding
• 1 x 150g box MOIR’S Chocolate Flavoured Mousse
• 100g peppermint chocolate bar, finely crushed
• mint leaves, to garnish

For the chocolate cups

1. Melt the chocolate on a low heat in a microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
2. Pour melted chocolate into each cup of a 12-cup silicone muffin or cupcake pan. After pouring, immediately turn the cups upside down over the bowl of chocolate and allow them to drip out.
3. Give the cups a few taps to help the process.
4. Once the cups are no longer dripping, use a palette knife to scrape the edge of the cup clean. Place the cups face down on a cooling rack, and refrigerate to set.
5. Repeat the process to add another layer of chocolate to the inside of each cup to strengthen them. Refrigerate to set, then carefully peel off the silicone cups.

For the mousse

1. Prepare the MOIR’S Caramel Flavour Instant Pudding and MOIR’S Chocolate Flavoured Mousse according to the packaging instructions.
2. Fold ¾ of the crushed peppermint chocolate into the MOIR’S Caramel Flavour Instant Pudding. Fill each chocolate cup halfway with this mixture.
3. Place the prepared MOIR’S Chocolate Flavoured Mousse into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and fill each cup with the mousse.
4. Sprinkle with the remaining peppermint chocolate and decorate with mint leaves.

TIP: If you don’t have time to make the chocolate cups, use shop-bought wafer cups and brush the insides with chocolate. Allow to set and fill as per the recipe.