Photograph of the finished Mousse au chocolat

France · Mousse sô cô la

Mousse au chocolat

30 min Hands-on time + 2 hr waiting
EasyDifficulty
5 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Dark chocolate Dark chocolate 240 g
  • Photograph of Chicken eggs Chicken eggs 6
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 60 g
  • Photograph of Unsalted butter Unsalted butter 60 g
  • Photograph of Salt Salt 4 g

Method

  1. 1 Melt the dark chocolate and unsalted butter in a double boiler until smooth, then let cool for 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Separate the eggs and stir the yolks into the chocolate mixture until well combined.
  3. 3 Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until fluffy, then add the sugar and continue beating until stiff and glossy.
  4. 4 Fold the egg whites into the chocolate in three stages, gently mixing from the bottom up to retain the air bubbles.
  5. 5 Pour into glasses, refrigerate for at least 2 hours until the mousse sets smoothly, then serve.
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