Here is the recipe for the world’s most expensive chocolate mousse. Believe me, I tried to keep the costs down with the GFC and all but unfortunately, the bill for this mousse topped 800 dollars!
I set out to make a triple layer chocolate mousse which was made up of a layer of dark chocolate mousse, a layer of white chocolate and cream and finally a topping of dark chocolate sauce. By the time I finished the first two layers I realized that I did not have the dark chocolate sauce and decided to substitute with nutella instead.
I finished the layers and left the nutella on the kitchen counter.
Early the next morning I heard some banging coming from the kitchen. I went out to investigate. What did I see, my dog Baci, lying on the ground licking an open jar of nutella! My other dog Bizou, was standing right beside her, as if to say “leave some for me!”
Now, any dog owner will know that chocolate is toxic to dogs, as chocolates contain theobromine which a dog’s system cannot break down properly. If eaten in sufficient quantities this can be fatal to dogs… So at 4:30 am we took both dogs (as we weren’t sure if Bizou had also eaten the nutella) to the 24 hour vet hospital.
Now again, any dog owner will know that treating a dog in a 24 hour hospital will cost more than your regular vet. But faced between the choice of living with a huge vet bill or risk my dog having a heart attack…
The morning was spent at the vet’s office – first they induced vomitting and then they decided to keep the dogs for the day on a drip to make sure they did not suffer from dehydration.
Recipe (adapted from Meals & Memories – El Comedor Cookbook)
Dark Chocolate Mousse
- 340 grams dark/bittersweet chocolate, cut into bits
- 115 grams butter, cut into bits
- 2 teaspoons instand coffee dissolved in 2 teaspoons hot water
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Melt the chocolate and butter together in a medium bowl placed in a pan of barely simmering water. Or melt in a microwave oven on medium heat for about 1 1/2 minutes. Stir from time to time to hasten melting. When melted and smooth, whick in the dissolved coffee powder and egg yolks. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a clean and dry mixing bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar at medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually sprinkle in the sugar, beating at high spead until stiff but not dry. Fold 1/4 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture to lighten it. Fold the remaining egg whites into the mixture until completely incorporated. Pipe the mousse into serving cups and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set.
White Chocolate Mousse (adapted from Verrines by Jose Marechal)
- 1 gelatine leaf
- 175 grams white chocolate, chopped
- 250 ml heavy cream
- Soak the gelatine in cold water until soft, then drain and squeeze out excess water.
- Pour 125 ml of the cream into a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add the gelatine and stir until smooth. Place the white chocolate in a heat proof bowl and pour the cream over this. Stand for 30 seconds and slowly stir until amalgamated. Allow to cool.
- In another bowl, whip the cream until soft peaks form and fold into the cooled white chocolate mixture. Remove the glass from the refrigerator and top with the white chocolate and allow to set.
To assemble:
Top with store bought chocolate sauce
Let’s run through the total cost:
Dark Chocolate A$5.00
White Chocolate A$5.00
Cream A$4.50
Sugar A$0.75
Eggs A$2.00
Vet bill A$792
Look on my husband’s face when he paid the bill… priceless!
Aw your poor dogs ha ha ha! I’m glad they were ok in the end……..I also couldn’t imagine why chocolate mousse could cost so much :D. It looks delicious as well so I will be definitely trying this recipe out. Thanks so much for sharing!
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I saw in the title $800 and thought “How could this be?!”
Poor doggies! Glad they are okay.
This looks delicious! Cant wait to try it out!
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many years ago before we knew about chocolate being deadly for dogs one of mine(old english sheep dog or basset hound) ate a complete very large thorntons easter egg plus chocolate sweets plus the wrappers. neither dog showed any sign of illness, in fact we couldn’t tell which one had eaten this massive amount of chocolate. Sounds to me like people are over reacting to this chocolate scare.
It was 1980. A LARGE chocolate bar left unattended was enjoyed by Doberman.
The next week, it was a pair of reading glasses. It was the moving car that finally got him.
Yep, been there – done that. Except it was a dark chocolate bar from Trader Joes. It ended up being a $400 chocolate bar! (I have two Pomeranians! Pojo and Murray. Murray learned how to open ZIPPED bags and get the chocolate!) Poor Pojo had to go to the emergency vet as well, didn’t know if he had eaten any. What we don’t do for our babies!
Mousse looks good tho! Might have to try it! Thanks for the story too!
Awww those faces! And here I was searching the ingredients list for gold leaf and things like that! 😛
Oh no, poor pups. I don’t want to laugh, but that is funny. I was only thinking of chocolate mousse today. About 3pm. You know, when you need a little sugar to get you through those last few hours of the day? I think I will have to try this version – minus the emergency vet visit!
That’s why we have a pet-free house. LOL!!!!!!!!
what a surprise — i was wondering what would make the mousse cost so much. how scary — glad they are ok. little sweeties themselves.
I am LOL because I have a $12,000 pound dog who has done this with chocolate candy melts, magnets, and ate a ball of yarn that felted in her intestine and had to have $1200 emergency surgery. Nice to know I am not alone!
Ha ha. Very funny story! I’m glad everything turned out okay!
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Oh Trissa. I cant believe they got to the Nutella. Those girls are smart.. Your mousse looks so delicious…
i totally feel ya on this one. my 12 lb. dog ate 15 Roche chocolates. she carefully unwrapped each one evenly spaced around the living room floor. upon discovery she was quickly whisked off to the emergency vet, pumped up with vomit inducing morphine, then the antidote to the morphine and a few hours later home $afe and $ound. we had to rethink the pretty little bowl of chocolates that was usually put out for guests. glad to hear your guys are OK. thanks for the story…oh and the recipe to.
My heart really goes out to you! I’m so sorry that happened, but I’m glad the puppies are happy and healthy. I used to work at an emergency/specialty vet clinic, and what they make people pay for relatively simple procedures is INSANE. I don’t know if they passed this information on to you, but if you ever need to induce vomiting on your furry friends at home (because they will always amaze you, what they manage to get into), give them one tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide for every 10 pounds they weigh. If you do this soon enough, it can delay the effects of potentially deadly foods. In some cases they may still need to be seen, but it never hurts to start the… “purging” process ASAP! I’m a chocolate fan and a dog owner- this has saved my puppies (and my pocketbook) many times, heh.
The mousse looks delicious, too! Cheers!
I was expecting some outrageous chocolate ordered from around the globe! Wonderful post – hope they feel better soon =D.
Too funny! At least the dogs are healthy now. I went through a similar ordeal with my Golden many years ago. Doesn’t seem fair for chocolate to make one sick! What would we all do if we had that problem?!
Ooo Trissa…! What a story!! It’s really incredibly funny, although a bit of shame that it turned out to be a very expensive story too. I never knew that dogs couldn’t have chocolate!! I’m glad they are ok though! And your chocolate mousse DOES look incredibly delicious, so you can’t really blame the dogs…:)
Could you not pay the vet with mousse and macarons instead? I’m sure they could have been persuaded 🙂
I’ve been laughing all the way through reading this post. Thanks for putting a smile on my ugly mug LOL. Seriously though, I’m a dog lover/owner too and I’d probably have done the same. Will you be making this recipe again by any chance? !!!!!!!!
Your dogs are gorgous BTW.
I have had the same experience, my dog ate a huge block of dark chocolate I had purchased for a chocolate torte. He still gets this crazy look in his eyes when we have chocolate in the house. All I can say is thank goodness for dog health insurance cut the cost quite a bit.
It is amazing they were able to unscrew the lid! Glad they are okay.
seriously, this is a very interesting post!! and indeed, its the world’s most expensive chocolate mousse 😀 **kisses to baci & bizou**
Ah yes done the doggy-choccie-binge vet dash myself. Glad everyone is OK!
That’s a great story – and sounds like something that would happen in my house.
OH MY_ i so knew what you were talking about! i am glad they are okay! we so have stories like that around here! it does looks delicious and nutella who can blame them:)
What an interesting, albeit funny, story!!!! Ohmygoodness the two darlings loo so innocent but beneath the puppy eyes and the cute faces they’re hiding some mysterious chocolate craze!!!!
thanks for stopping by my blog. in answer to your question – they stay separated all by themselves because each of the soups is thick enough.
Oh those dogs and their love of chocolate. So glad they’re ok, but sorry it had to cost you so much. I will gladly make this recipe for much less money.
I am so sorry about the scare with the dogs…I can just imagine how worried you must have been.
But once I realized they were OK, I laughed out loud. I couldn’t imagine why mousse would cost so much money. I think this post was Priceless!!!!
hahahaha! that as funny. can you blame them?