Chocolate Mousse Recipe
A smooth, rich chocolate mousse.
Servings
Prep Time
6
90
minutes
Cook Time
5
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
6
90
minutes
Cook Time
5
minutes
Ingredients
2
cups
heavy cream
chilled
4
large egg yolks
3
tbsp
sugar
1
tsp
vanilla
7
ounces
bittersweet chocolate
Instructions
Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and a little salt together.
Heat ¾ a cup of the cream in a heavy saucepan.
Pour the cream into the mixture and stir until the mixture reaches a temperature of 160F.
Pour the custard through a fine mesh sieve.
Add the vanilla.
Melt the chocolate and then stir in the custard.
Beat the remaining cream with an electric mixer until it forms peaks.
Add a quarter of the whipped cream to the custard.
Stir in the remaining cream.
Place the mousse into serving glasses and then chill for 6 hours.