Name: Chocolate mousse
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 200 g Dark chocolate (70% cocoa); 120 ml liquid cream (30% fat); 4 Eggs yolks; 6 Eggs white; 30 g cane sugar

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A classic but still very much appreciated is the chocolate mousse! A chocolatey and creamy homemade recipe for dessert.

This chocolate mousse recipe is super simple and quick to prepare, making it a perfect dessert for any occasion!

Indeed nothing could be simpler, it contains only 4 ingredients with barely 20 minutes of preparation.

Of course, you will have to give it time to rest and cool for at least 2 hours.

But chocolate mousse is better when it is cold!

A smooth and light texture in the mouth, the good taste of chocolate but not too strong and above all low in sugar.

Ingredients notes

Dark chocolate, quality and 70% cocoa
Liquid cream with 30% fat
Eggs

How to prepare chocolate mousse

Start by breaking the 70% cocoa dark chocolate into pieces.
Then melt it either in a bain marie or in the microwave.
In the meantime, heat the liquid cream in a saucepan over low heat.
Finally, pour the liquid cream over the chocolate and mix with a whisk.
Then, incorporate the egg yolks and mix again, then set aside.
Then, whisk the egg whites in your stand mixer with the sugar.
Finish by incorporating the egg whites into the melted chocolate mixture, gently using a soft spatula.
Then pour the chocolate mousse mixture into a bowl or small ramekins and chill for at least 2 hours.

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Chocolate mousse

The chocolate mousse, a very simple and quick recipe to make for 6 - 8 parts

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Préparation20 mins

Total20 mins

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Ingredients

200 g Dark chocolate - 70% cocoa
120 ml liquid cream - 30% fat
4 Eggs yolks
6 Eggs white
30 g cane sugar

Instructions

Start by breaking the chocolate into pieces and melting it in bain-marie or microwave.
Meanwhile, heat the liquid cream in a saucepan over low heat.
Then pour the heated liquid cream 2-3 times over the melted chocolate and stir after each addition with a whisk.
Then add the egg yolks to the melted chocolate mixture and mix with the whisk.
Then place the egg whites with the sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer and blend with the whisk at high speed until stiff whites are formed.
Then add the egg whites to the melted chocolate and mix gently with a spatula until you obtain a homogeneous cream.
Transfer your chocolate mousse mixture to a large bowl or small ramekins.
Place in the chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

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Notes

You can use 54% dark chocolate instead of 70%,
White sugar instead of cane sugar
Increase the amount of sugar.
For a stronger chocolate mousse, remove one egg white from the recipe.

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