Quick Chocolate-Cinnamon Mousse with Cherries

Name: Quick Chocolate-Cinnamon Mousse with Cherries
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounces fresh Bing cherries, pitted; ⅓ cup black cherry preserves or other cherry preserves; ⅓ cup ruby Port or cherry juice; 1¼ cups chilled heavy whipping cream; ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate

A decadent chocolate mousse infused with cinnamon and topped with Port-soaked Bing cherries. This elegant dessert combines rich chocolate with warm spices and fresh fruit for a sophisticated finish.

4 servings

7 hr 15 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•8 ounces fresh Bing cherries, pitted
•⅓ cup black cherry preserves or other cherry preserves
•⅓ cup ruby Port or cherry juice
•1¼ cups chilled heavy whipping cream
•⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
•4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate

Cooking Instructions

1.
Combine cherries, cherry preserves, and Port in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and boil until juices thicken to syrup consistency, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Transfer to small bowl and chill until cold, about 3 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.
190 min
2.
Combine 1/4 cup cream and cinnamon in small saucepan; bring to boil. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Transfer chocolate mixture to large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat remaining 1 cup cream in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Fold 1/4 of whipped cream into lukewarm chocolate mixture. Fold remaining whipped cream into chocolate mixture in 3 additions just until incorporated. Divide mousse among 4 glasses or bowls. Chill until set, about 4 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep chilled.
240 min
3.
Spoon cherries with syrup atop mousse and serve.
5 min

Cooking Instructions

Combine cherries, cherry preserves, and Port in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and boil until juices thicken to syrup consistency, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Transfer to small bowl and chill until cold, about 3 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.

190 min

Combine 1/4 cup cream and cinnamon in small saucepan; bring to boil. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Transfer chocolate mixture to large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat remaining 1 cup cream in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Fold 1/4 of whipped cream into lukewarm chocolate mixture. Fold remaining whipped cream into chocolate mixture in 3 additions just until incorporated. Divide mousse among 4 glasses or bowls. Chill until set, about 4 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep chilled.

240 min

Spoon cherries with syrup atop mousse and serve.

5 min