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mousse au chocolat - the pure approach
Prep Time30 minutes
Servings: 6
ingredients:
  • 200 g dark chocolate (70%)
  • 250 ml whipping cream (32%)
  • 4 eggs (size M)
  • a pinch of salt
  • 50 g fine white sugar or icing sugar
equipment:
  • handheld electric mixer
  • egg whip
  • bain-marie
how to:
  • Break the dark chocolate in (small) pieces and use a bain-marie to melt the chocolate. Stir frequently. As soon as about 50% is melted took the chocolate out of the bain-marie and stir as long as the rest is melted. Don't cook the chocolate!
  • Let the melted chocolate rest on your kitchen counter. It should cool down to a slightly warm mess at room temperature.
  • In the meantime: whip the whipping cream with the handheld electric mixer until stiff. Put it in the fridge.
  • Separate the eggs.
  • Whip the egg whites until stiff and put it in the fridge.
  • Whip the egg yolks, the sugar and a pinch of salt with the handheld electric mixed until creamy.
  • Add the slightly warm chocolate to the egg yolk mess and mix with an egg whip until evenly distributed.
  • Add the whipped cream and mix with the egg whip.
  • Add the stiff egg whites with a large spoon and fold in carefully.
  • Put the mess in a bowl resp. in small bowls or glasses and let it rest in the fridge until serving - at least 4-6 hours or even overnight.
Notes
Servings: It's 6 generous servings - it's up to 9 somewhat smaller servings.
Whipping cream & eggs: All should be out of the fridge before working with the ingredients.
Eggs: Working with raw eggs means to take care to get fresh eggs stored in the fridge.
The dessert will be fine for at least 1-2 days after serving. Store the dessert always in the fridge.