Dessert
Mousse
DessertOrigin: France
Light cocoa mousse of melted chocolate, egg and cream.
Prep
25 min
Cook
5 min
Total time
30 min
Portions
6
Total weight
541 g
Per portion
90.2 g
Ingredients
- Chocolate150 g
- Egg100 g
- Cream250 ml
- Cane Sugar40 g
- Salt1 g
Method
Melt the chocolate
- Melt the chocolate gently over a bain-marie or in short microwave bursts.
- Cool until warm but not hot.
Whisk eggs into chocolate
- Whisk the eggs with the sugar and salt until thick and pale.
- Fold into the chocolate carefully.
Fold in the cream
- Whip the cream to soft peaks.
- Fold a third into the chocolate to loosen, then fold in the rest without deflating.
Chill
- Spoon into glasses.
- Chill at least 2 hours until set.
- Serve cold.
Serving
Chill in glasses; serve cold. Use pasteurised eggs if concerned about raw egg.
Storage
Refrigerate up to 2 days covered.