Chocolate Cinnamon Mousse With Cherries

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces bing cherries, pitted (fresh preferred)
• 1/3 cup black cherry preserves or 1/3 cup other cherry preserves
• 1/3 cup ruby port or 1/3 cup cherry juice
• 1 1/4 cups chilled heavy whipping cream, divided
• 1/8 teaspoon generous ground cinnamon
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cherries:.
• 2 combine cherries, preserves and port in heavy small saucepan.
• 3 bring to boil over high heat.
• 4 reduce heat to medium and continue boiling until it thickens to a syrup, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
• 5 remove from heat and transfer to a small bowl.
• 6 chill until cold, approximately 3 hours).
• 7 mousse:.
• 8 combine 1/4 c cream and cinnamon in small saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 9 remove from heat and add chocolate, whisking until melted and smooth.
• 10 transfer chocolate mixture to large bowl.
• 11 in medium bowl, beat remaining 1 c cream with mixer until soft peaks form.
• 12 fold 1/4 of whipped cream into lukewarm chocolate mixture.
• 13 fold in remaining whipped cream in 3 additions, just until incorporated.
• 14 divide mousse among serving dishes/bowls.
• 15 chill until set, approximately 4 hours.
• 16 to serve:.
• 17 spoon cherry mixture with syrup on top of mousse.