Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe

There’s nothing quite like a classic chocolate mousse. This easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe is deliciously smooth, rich in flavor but also airy and light. If you ask me this is the perfect make-ahead dessert for any kind of festive occasion! Make it a day in advance and let the fridge do the heavy lifting!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dutch

Keyword chocolate, double cream

Prep Time 15

Cooling time 3

Total Time 3 15

Servings people

Calories 484

Author Simone

Ingredients

200 grams dark chocolate
250 ml double cream
75 grams butter
4 eggs egg yolks and egg whites split
2 tbsp icing sugar

Metric - Us customary

Instructions

Place the butter and the chocolate (chopped in pieces) in a heat resistant bowl and melt this slowly au bain marie (double boiler) together. Split the eggs and put the egg whites in a grease free bowl.
200 grams dark chocolate, 75 grams butter, 4 eggs
As soon as the chocolate and the butter form a smooth mixture, turn of the heat and add the egg yolks one by one and whisk each one until incorporated. Set aside
Whisk the cream to soft peaks and set aside
250 ml double cream
Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks and sieve the icing sugar over it. Whisk till it is glossy and forms stiff peaks.
2 tbsp icing sugar
Add the double cream with the chocolate mixture and fold this until well mixed. Do the same thing with the egg whites and put the chocolate mousse into bowls to set in the fridge. Leave it there for at least 3 hours

Notes

Storing: You can store the chocolate mousse in the fridge for 1-2 days. It's best eaten within 24 hours after making.

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