Choc Orange Olive Oil Mousse

Chocolate mousse and olive oil. Now that is a combination that until recently I never would’ve considered possible. I saw a Nigella variation of this olive oil mousse not that long ago on television one night. I was intrigued. Chocolate mousse is an absolute favourite of mine and I have used the same recipe for as long as I can remember. It was given to me by a French family friend and has always been fool proof as well as amazingly delicious.

It felt like sacrilege to be even considering making a different chocolate mousse. But I knew I had to make an olive oil mousse to see if it was as good as it sounded and compare it to my usual mousse recipe. I filed the thought away and when it came time to plan my recent Spanish Feast I realised an orange infused variation would match the feast perfectly.

And boy did it not disappoint! It was gooey and fudgy, super chocolatey with a lovely note of orange. The olive oil in the mousse added another layer to the texture as well as a peppery flavour which just sang with the orange and chocolate. Amazing. Seriously amazing to be honest. In fact, this could be my new favourite dessert. Well until my next sweet discovery anyway…