CHOCOLADE MOUSSE

chocolate MOUSSE

ingredients:

100g dark chocolate (preferably in good quality)

1 cup water

2 tablespoons butter

4 egg yolks

2 tablespoons sugar

3 cups whipping cream

steps:

1 Heat the chocolate, butter and half of the water in a water bath until the chocolate and butter are melted and let it cool down for approx. 10 minutes.

2 Add the egg yolks, sugar and remaining water in a small saucepan and stir over low heat until mixture reaches 70 ° C. Remove the egg mixture from the heat and fold in chocolate mixture. Place the pot in an ice-cold water bath and stir until the mixture has cooled. It takes approx. 5-10 minutes depending on water temperature.

3 Whip the cream and fold the cooled chocolate / egg mixture into the whipped cream.

4 Spread the chocolate mousse in dessert bowls and refrigerate before serving.

notes:

This dessert can be made the day in advance and refrigerate overnight.

Garnish optionally with grated chocolate (as shown in the picture), whipped cream, fresh berries and / or a few mint leaves, if you would like your chocolate mousse to look a little more festive looking!