Clifton Country Inn Chocolate Chambord Bavarian Cream

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin

• 2 tablespoons water (cold)
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 vanilla bean
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon Chambord raspberry liquor or raspberry liqueur
• 1 egg yolk
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream or whipping cream, whipped
• mint leaf, for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Sprinkle gelatin over water; set to the side.

2. 2

   Heat half and half and vanilla bean in a small saucepan until very warm but not boiling.

3. 3

   Remove vanilla bean; discard.

4. 4

   Pour this mixture into a bowl; add next three ingredients and mix well with whisk.

5. 5

   Return mixture to saucepan; cook over low heat for about 15 minutes or until mixture coats the back of a spoon, stirring occasionally.

6. 6

   Remove saucepan from heat.

7. 7

   Stir gelatin into hot mixture with a whisk until dissolved.

8. 8

   Add melted chocolate; stir until smooth and well combined.

9. 9

   Cool for an hour at room temperature.

10. 10

    Fold whipped cream into mixture.

11. 11

    Spoon into individual molds; refrigerate at least 4 hours or until firm.

12. 12

    To serve, drizzle 1 tablespoon chambord onto each chilled dessert plate.

13. 13

    Unmold desserts onto plates and garnish with mint leaves, if desired.