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Chocolate Mousse recipe - 2
(French: Mousse au Chocolat)
Ingredients for
6 people:
- 7 ounces (200 g) dark chocolate (70% chocolate)
- 2 ounces (60 g) butter
- 2 eggs
- 1.4 ounces (40 g)
icing sugar
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Preparation
Time: 20 Minutes |
Cooking Time: 5 Minutes |
Recipe:
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Break the chocolate into
pieces and then melt it, using just enough heat to gently melt the chocolate. Stir the chocolate with a wooden spoon as it is melting.
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Gradually add the butter,
stirring it in with the wooden spoon as it melts. Then add the egg yolks of the 2
eggs, again stirring them in.
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Whip the egg whites into a
froth. Then gradually add the icing sugar to the egg white,
stirring the sugar in as you add it.
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Slowly add the egg white&sugar
mixture to the chocolate mixture, gently folding the egg white into
the chocolate, using the wooden spoon.
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Once the egg white has been
mixed in, spoon the mixture into attractive glasses. Place the glasses in a
refrigerator for at least an hour before serving, to allow the chocolate to
cool.
Notes:
For tips on
avoiding common problems with Mousse au Chocolat, see
Guidelines to Making Chocolate Mousse.
This recipe is
for serious chocolate lovers. It has a very intense, dark
chocolate taste which is enjoyed by some but will be found too
strong by others. We have other recipes at
Chocolate Mousse (Mousse au Chocolat).
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