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Chocolate Mousse
This rich and airy chocolate mousse recipe is deeply flavored with semisweet chocolate and espresso. A perfect make-ahead dessert for dinner parties.
👥 6 Servings🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Mary-Frances Heck📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●saucepan
- ●mixing bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Whisk ½ cup chilled heavy cream in a small bowl to stiff peaks; cover and chill.
chilled heavy cream, divided1 cup
2
Combine 4 large egg yolks, ¼ cup brewed espresso or strong coffee, room temperature, ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and 2 Tbsp. sugar in a heatproof mixing bowl. Set over a saucepan of gently simmering water (do not let bowl touch water). Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is lighter in color and almost doubled in volume and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the mixture registers 160°, 1½–2½ minutes. Remove bowl from heat. Add 6 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped, and stir until melted and mixture is smooth. (If chocolate is not melting, place the bowl back over the simmering water for about ⏱️ 10 seconds.) Let sit, whisking occasionally, until room temperature.
large egg yolks4. sugar, divided3 Tbsp. semisweet chocolate (60–64% cacao), chopped6 oz
3
Using an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat 3 large egg whites in a medium bowl on medium speed until foamy, 1½–2½ minutes. With mixer running, gradually beat in remaining 1 Tbsp. sugar. Increase speed to high and beat until stiff peaks form, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Fold egg whites into melted chocolate mixture in 2 additions; fold reserved whipped cream into mixture just to blend. Divide mousse among six 4-oz. ramekins, dessert glasses, or teacups. Chill until firm, at least ⏱️ 2 hours. Do Ahead: Mousse can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with plastic wrap or wax paper and keep chilled. Let sit at room temperature ⏱️ 10 minutes before serving.
. sugar, divided3 Tbsp
4
Just before serving, whisk remaining ½ cup chilled heavy cream in a small bowl to soft peaks; top each cup of mousse with a dollop of whipped cream. Editor’s note: This chocolate mousse recipe was first printed in our February 2013 issue and has since been updated to increase the amount of egg whites and salt, and to refine the type of chocolate that should be used. Head this way for more of our favorite chocolate desserts →
chilled heavy cream, divided1 cup
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