French style chocolate mousse recipe

French Style Chocolate Mousse recipe

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This French-style chocolate mousse recipe is a decadent and velvety dessert that will satisfy any chocolate lover's cravings. Made with rich dark chocolate, eggs, and a touch of sugar, this recipe creates a light and airy mousse that melts in your mouth. Perfect for special occasions or a sweet indulgence, this recipe is sure to impress your guests.

Keywords: French-style, chocolate mousse, dessert, dark chocolate, indulgence.

French style chocolate mousse recipe details

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Ingredients

120 g	baking chocolate, unsweetened , roughly chopped
3 large	eggs, yolks only – reserve whites
1 large	egg, white only
115 g	caster sugar
2 tbsp	butter, at room temperature
1 pinch(es)	salt

Instructions

Uses raw eggs; pasteurise them in advance if planning to serve to vulnerable group – see specific recipe submitted.

Beat egg yolks with sugar in a bowl, until pale.

Place chocolate in a separate bowl with 3 tbsp of water and melt over hot water in a saucepan over a low to medium heat. Do not allow water to touch the bottom of the bowl. Alternately melt in microwave for about 30 seconds.

Remove chocolate from heat and stir in butter until it melts. Allow to cool completely and stir in the egg yolks.

Whisk egg whites (all 4) in a clean bowl with the salt until firm. Stir whites into chocolate mixture.

Pour into individual ramekins or dessert glasses and refrigerate for about 3 hours until set. Serve chilled.

Options: shave a few squares of dark chocolate (about 80% cocoa solids) and mix that in just after folding in the egg whites. Replace unsweetened chocolate with good milk chocolate or white chocolate – omit the sugar from the recipe as it would otherwise be exceptionally sweet – for a variation of taste.

Preparation time:
ca. 30 min
Resting time:
ca. 3 hrs
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a