What to serve with chocolate mousse for valentines day?

[notamumyetbutoneday]

Hi

Going to do chocolate mousse served in ramekins for dessert on valentines day. I feel like it needs something with it though, but I cant think what?

I was thinking of melting some white chocolate and using a heart template to make a white chocolate heart on top of the mousse but thats more to make it look pretty than anyhting.

What do you think? Does it need fruit? a biscuit? If so what kind?

Thank you!

[christiana]

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[2pt4kids]

serve yourself up naked alongside?

[Buda]

Strawberries.

[kalo12]

yes strawberries or raspberries

[notamumyetbutoneday]

2pt4- I suspect that would go down quite well!

Im putting baileys in it...do you think that makes a differencve to what i should serve with it?

If serving fruit, would you just put it on the side or would you 'do' something with it?

[Nontoxic]

I say berries - artfully arranged strawberry slices or a little pile of blueberries, possibly with a dredge of icing sugar - maybe a mint leaf (or maybe that's totally naff!)

[ChampagneDahling]

sounds good nontoxic. or cape gooseberries or kumquats (if you can get/afford them) or just little almond biscuits.

[JulesJules]

I would do strawbs or rasps and a lovely little biscuity thing.

[notamumyetbutoneday]

what kind of biscuity thing Jules??Thats the kind of thing I was thinking but am devoid of inspiration.

I will definitely do berries on the side as well if I can find some that arent hideously expensive being out of season!

[ABetaDad]

How about a pear boiled in Vanilla Sugar sytrup and then sliced artfully into segments.

Easy to do - tastes nice and cuts through the chocolate flavour when the taste buds get too coated.

[lilolilmanchester]

I'd serve a biscuit. Something as simple as shortbread would be nice, an almondy biscuit perhaps.

[NogginOfRum]

What about making some sesame seed snaps; sesame seeds and caramel.
I've seen them suggested with chocolate mousse in a recipe book- possibly Jamie Oliver??

[JulesJules]

Well if I was making them, I would probably do shortbread, easy and delicious! If I was buying, I would get something like langues du chat or almond thins, or butter thins or similar from the posh bikkie section

[Nontoxic]

But if it's Valentines Day you don't want to be dozing off with the sugar and white flour!
Depends on how starchy the meal is, I suppose - as Dad said, fruit would 'cut through' the slightly cloying texture of the choc, and is a bit more sophis.

[Thefearlessfreak]

Quite a plain biscuit - like a shortcake ...but deffo strawberries as well imo

[notamumyetbutoneday]

Good point nontoxic- think overstuffing myself and getting my post-choc belly out would def ruin the mood...

Think i will go with fruit...its the easiest option anyway!

[JulesJules]

One thin little biscuit!!! Not the whole packet! It's just to provide a crunchy change in texture to complement the smooth voluptuous mousse... hardly enough to make you pass out, that's what the champagne is for!