Valentine's Day is quite close. Certain people like it but others hate it. Red hearts, sweet teddy bears and tons of Valentine's Day sweets pour out from every shop front. Merchants try to convince us that everything could be a Valentine's Day gift; it just needs to have a heart stuck onto it. This could make the day a turn-off for even the most in love. However, if we were to treat it as an excuse for spending a pleasant day together and preparing a tasty candlelit dinner, maybe it wouldn't be so bad.

Opponents of Valentine's Day could say that we can do the same every day, and they are right. But if every day, why not on 14th February?

Today I would like to share with you a recipe for an easy but excellent dessert for two. The light sweet mousse from white chocolate goes well with cherry confiture. You may use a different one, but I recommend something that is not so sweet, because even on Valentine's Day too many sweets could be harmful.

Ingredients:
150ml of 30% sweet cream
100g of white chocolate
4 teaspoons of cherry confiture
fruit and peppermint leaves

Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie and leave it to cool down. Whip the cool sweet cream to make a fluffy mass. Mix it in gently with the chocolate. Put two spoonfuls of cherry confiture and then the chocolate mousse into a cup. Decorate the top of the dessert with the cherry confiture, fresh or frozen fruit and peppermint leaves.

Enjoy your meal!