Rich, dark, chocolaty, foamy Mousse made in a traditional format. Filled with the goodness of chocolate this airy, foamy chocolate mousse feels like letting your taste buds float in a sea of chocolate.
1CupMelted Chocolatedark, bittersweet, 70% cocoa (100gm), should be at room temperature
Decoration
½CupChocolate Shavings or curls
2-3wholefresh mint leaves
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INSTRUCTIONS
Cut the chocolate in small chunks and add some water in a pan. Heat the water until its about 50C or 122F and your hand won't burn if you dip it in. Keep a bowl with chocolate chunks on top of the pan and cover it with any utensil or a kitchen towel. Turn the heat off and let it melt for about 20-minutes.
In the meantime prepare the Meringue. Separate Egg yolks and Egg whites taking care to not add any egg yolk in the bowl of white. Beat the egg whites at (low to medium speed) for 3-4 minutes. Add a little icing sugar at a time. Don't add all at once. (see the video for a visual) Whisk until you see stiff peaks.
By now your chocolate must have melted. Get it out in a medium-sized bowl. Take out cold heavy whipping cream from the fridge and mix them both. Add the 3 egg yolks (one at a time) and mix until each disappears into chocolate.
Take one portion of meringue and add it in the chocolate ganache. Mix it well. (See the video for a visual). Add some more and mix it in. Do not over mix. If you see some white lumps of the meringue swimming in the mousse, let it stay. Leave out a little meringue for decoration.
Let the mousse set in the freezer for 3 hours. Transfer it to the refrigerator just 30-minutes before serving so that you don't feel too cold or bite on ice while you have your chocolate mousse.
While serving add some meringue on top. Throw in some chocolate shavings and some mint leaves and serve.
Video
Notes
You can also melt your chocolate in Oven. Put it in the oven and keep stirring at 20-second intervals until smooth, shiny, melty.
Keep the Eggs at room temperature. (read the blog post for more on this)
Always use cold cream (read the blog post to know why)
Do not over mix the meringue or the mousse. (see the video to know how to mix and how much to mix)
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Traditional Chocolate Mousse
Amount Per Serving
Calories 140
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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