I don’t know anyone who will say NO to chocolate mousse. This is the most delicious dessert, all-time favorite and absolutely great. This is the perfect chocolate mousse you’ll ever make!
Photo: Natalie Levin
Perfect Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients:
- 2 egg yolks
- 20 grams (2 tbsp.) sugar
- 30 ml. (2 tbsp.) water
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp. brandy
- 100 grams dark chocolate
- 250 ml. (1 cup) whipping cream (cold)
For serving:
- milk or dark chocolate (coarsely chopped)
- In a heat-proof bowl whip egg yolks, sugar, water and salt into a smooth mixture.
- Put the bowl over a double boiler and continue whipping while heating until mixture thickens and gets fluffy. This should take about 4-5 minutes of whipping.
- Remove from the stove and add brandy.
- Chop the chocolate and melt it in a small separate bowl.
- Add the melted chocolate mixture into the egg yolks and beat until the mixture is smooth and shiny.
- Whip the cream until soft peaks form and fold into chocolate mixture gently, just until you get a smooth mixture.
- Transfer the mousse into serving glasses and cool for about 4-5 hours in the refrigerator.
- Serve with some chopped chocolate.
- It is important to use dark chocolate with at least 53% cocoa solids.
- Instead of brandy can use chocolate liqueur or rum.
- You can serve the mousse with chopped nuts, coconut or cookie crumble instead of chopped chocolate.