Name: Chocolate Mousse
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons strong coffee; 2 tablespoons light sour cream; 2/3 cup sugar; 2 extra-large egg whites; 1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter; Pinch of salt; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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While not exactly diet food, this mousse allows chocoholics to indulge and spares them calories from yolks, butter and cream.

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