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Put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and put over simmer water ( ban Marie) to melt
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Gently stir until melted
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Remove rom the heat and cool
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Whisk the eggs whites in a large clean bowl until stiff peeks form
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Whisk the egg yolks into the chocolate mix until combined
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Then gently fold in the egg whites into the chocolate mix also. Start by folding in 1 spoonful to loosen the mix, then fold in the rest
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Spoon the mousse into your prepared, lined pots. Fill up to the top to make for nice presentation
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For you cookie 'dirt' crumbs
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In a food processor or with a rolling pin make crumbs with your cookies. Leave some texture in your crumb so it looks like real lumps of dirt
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For the Strawberry Carrots
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Gently melt your white chocolate ( if microwaving do short intervals as it burns easily)
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Mix in the oil and food coloring. If it is a bit too thick then add a little more oil. It should be runny. If you need to add more food coloring do until you reach your desired orange
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Pull back the hull so you don't get chocolate in it and it keeps green.
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Roll the strawberry and the edge of the bowl to get a good, clean coating of chocolate. Lift out, shake off any excess chocolate and lay to set on parchment paper
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Roll the strawberry in chocolate as close to the hull as possible so you can't see any strawberry left
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I drizzled over lines on my carrots to make them look more authentic. Do this using a little piping bag or drizzle the chocolate off a spoon. You may need to reheat the chocolate to thin it out
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( I know that when you try this you will realize it is not as easy as I make it sound. My first batch looks pretty sad. The second one was much better. You will get the hang of it :)
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The Assembly
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Generously scatter the cookie 'dirt' over the chocolate mousse
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Stick the strawberry 'carrot' in the dirt so it looks like it's growing out of the pot
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To really impress your family and friends, pick up some fun Easter bits at a craft store and decorate a plate with chicks, eggs and all things Easter