White Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients

1/2 pound white chocolate, chopped, or one bag white chocolate chips
1 pint whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 pound strawberries
1 teaspoon sugar
Chocolate garnish

Instructions

Warm the cream just to a simmer; add vanilla. Pour the warmed cream over the chocolate and stir to melt. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
When ready to serve, whip the cream mixture until fluffy.
Slice strawberries and add 1 teaspoon sugar to them.
Using a nice dessert or wine glass spoon layers of mousse and strawberries starting with chocolate mixture and ending with strawberries. Top with a chocolate heart or star garnish *.

Notes

* To melt semi-sweet or milk chocolate. Place in sandwich bag and cut small hole in one corner. Pipe chocolate out in desired shape onto parchment paper and allow to cool. You can speed up cooling time by placing in refrigerator or freezer for a few minutes.

Attribution

Recipe credit: Pampered Chef