Chocolate Chipped

Mini-Mousse: Nigella's White Chocolate Peppermint Shots

And when she says "white chocolate peppermint shots" she really means White Chocolate Peppermint Mousse in tiny glasses.

Sounds delish to me! These tiny mousses are adorable, and perfect for a party...

She Promises This Is Easy...Nigella's Chocolate and Pear Pudding

I am considering just making Friday "Nigella Day" here on Chocolate Chipped.

She has soooo many chocolate recipes, and they are all ooey, gooey and indulgent (just the way we like 'em) and most of the time really easy.

Enter the Chocolate and Pear Pudding--I never would have thought of this combo on my own, but she's convinced me that it would be an elegant treat!

Oh, and this "pudding (which really looks like cake to me), would be amazing with a scoop of ice cream. Maybe pear ice cream (Haagen Das has that) or just plain vanilla.

A Few Of My Favorite Things: Chocolate-Marshmallow Bread Pudding

Image: Chocolate-Marshmallow Bread Pudding

Every once in a while you stumble upon a desert that just pushes button after button after button.

This here desert is pushing buttons for me!

Of course it has chocolate :-) but then imagine melty marshmallows cooked into a comforting and scrumptious bread pudding!!!!

If I saw this on a menu in a restaurant, I wouldn't be able to resist it!

Grab the recipe! Chocolate Marshmallow Bread Pudding

Oh No, Here We Go Again...Chocolate Mousse Parfait

Chocolate Mousse Parfait originally uploaded by Fenchurch!

So, I'm sure that the restaurant where this dessert was served, which is the same exact restaurant that brought us the fantasy Chocolate Mousse Napolean dessert last week, is DETERMINED to coax us all into moving to Sonoma, California. 

I bet they thought they had a pretty subtle plan for dessert world domination by having a customer quietly put photos of their desserts onto Flickr, but I'm on to them!

If they keep this stuff up, we will all be brainwashed by their chocolate mousse desserts and we'll find ourselves unconsciously buying plane tickets to California, and then they'll have us all under their control!

Our only hope is to learn to make this at home.

It can't be that hard-- just look at it.

Breakin' it down for ya:

Layer 1: Raspberry coulis

Layer 2: I'm saying that that's crushed chocolate cookies (note the cookie used on top for garnish)

Layer 3: Chocolate Mousse

Layer 4: Fresh Blackberries

Layer 5: Whipped Cream

Layer 6: Raspberry coulis

Layer 7: White Chocolate Mousse

Whew--this restaurant soooooo needs to get franchised and spread throughout the world!

If James Bond Was A Chocoholic: Chili's Molten Chocolate Cake

Everyone's Favorite! originally uploaded by FunKinki

I feel so sneaky doing this!

Alrighty, so the restaurant Chili's has the amazing Chocolate Molten Cake. Remember--that's the cake that is chocolate cake with a lava flow of hot fudge in the center, and then a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and the hard shell chocolate sauce on the ice cream and over the cake.

Needless to say---It is sooooooo good!

But how can you make it at home? 

Well, check out this guy in the video below--he went undercover and figured it out! This guy is totally like James Bond's chocoholic brother (not a bad thought. Hmmm...)

Shhh, don't tell anyone! Here's how to do it (cue the 007 music):

Gettin' All Fancy On Ya: Coupe De Chocolat Et Agrume

Coupe De Chocolat Et Agrume, originally uploaded by ComeUndone.

Do not be scared or intimidated--yes this is Orange Grand Marnier gelee with pomelo, deep chocolate cream with a candied kumquat for garnish, but you can TOTALLY do this!

Seriously, the recipe for this does not look that involved...but the results--WOW!

If you did this for a dinner party, they would totally think you were a ROCKSTAR!

Grab the recipe! Coupe De Chocolat Et Agrume

The 3 Faces Of Yumminess: Chocolate Puddings

Chocolate Puddings, originally uploaded by HelenPalsson.

So, I’m not sure if this is supposed to be 3 puddings or if that “s” on the end of pudding in the photo title is just for flourish .

This appears to be a cakey chocolate pudding on the left, some ice cream on the right, and then a cute assortment of blueberries, all of which are drizzled with chocolate sauce. Nothin’ wrong with that!

I think this looks so good that I’m willing to pretend that there are multiple puddings in this photo .

Grab the recipe! Chocolate Puddings

 

Edible Puppies: Vegan Dalmatian Pudding

Dalmatian pudding, originally uploaded by sonicwalker.

So, I bet you’ve figure out what flavor the spots are (chocolate, yes!), but would anyone like to hazard a guess as to the flavor of the white pudding? Anyone? Really, you’ll never guess….

White chocolate–no
Vanilla–nopers
Irish Creme–are you kidding?
Cream Cheese–nah
Tapioca–nadda
Rice pudding–nope

Come on–any other guesses?

Coconut? Yeppers!

Exactly, it’s coconut pudding with chocolate spots on top, so stupendously cute that the first time I saw this photo it brought a smile to my face and made me sigh “Awwwww”.

Who doesn’t love a cute puppy, especially one that’s warm, smooth, chocolatey, exotic and edible?

Grab the recipe! Dalmatian pudding recipe