Creamy Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Chocolate Mousse is a classic recipe that is both elegant and easy to make. It only requires four ingredients: semi-sweet chocolate, heavy cream, sugar, and eggs. With its silky smooth texture and decadent sweet flavor, Chocolate Mousse makes for an irresistible dessert.
Ingredients
To make chocolate mousse, you need four ingredients: heavy cream, chocolate chips (or baking chocolate), sugar, and eggs.
How To Make Chocolate Mousse
- Heat heavy cream and chocolate chips over medium-low heat. You’ll want to stir it constantly so the milk does not scald.
Once the chocolate chips have melted, turn off the burner and set the pan aside.
- In a medium bowl, beat eggs and sugar with a hand-held mixer at medium speed for 3 minutes.
- Now, slowly add some melted chocolate to the egg mixture. If you add it too fast, the heat from the chocolate will cook the eggs, and that won’t be good. Keep adding and mixing until it’s fully combined. Pour the egg-sugar-chocolate mixture back into the original saucepan and heat over medium heat until it starts to thicken.
- Remove from heat and cool slightly before transferring to the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
- Once the 2 hours are up, whip heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
Gently fold the whipped cream into the chilled chocolate mixture.
- To create a swirl, use a pastry bag fitted with a piping tip and pipe the mousse into your favorite dessert cups/dishes.
If rich, chocolatey desserts are your thing, you’re in for a treat! Don’t miss my Chocolate Lasagna for a layered, no-bake favorite or Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream for a bakery-style indulgence. For something extra decadent, try my Brownie Sheet Cake or Chocolate Walnut Brownies – both guaranteed to satisfy any cocoa craving.
Creamy Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
- 2½ cups heavy cream divided
- 8 oz. high-quality semi-sweet chocolate chips or baking chocolate
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Heat 1 cup of heavy cream with chocolate chips over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until chips have melted. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, beat eggs and sugar with a hand-held mixer at medium speed for 3-minutes.
- While mixing on the same setting as above, slowly add the melted chocolate mixture to the egg mixture. Once combined, pour back into the pan used to melt the chocolate. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
- Remove from heat and cool slightly before transferring to the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
- Once chilled, whip the remaining heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the chilled chocolate into the whipped cream until thoroughly combined. The mixture should have a fluffy consistency.
- To serve, spoon chocolate mousse into a piping bag and pipe into small dessert dishes. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Top with extra whipped cream, a maraschino cherry, or chocolate shavings for an extra special touch.
Last Bite
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