Description
This easy chocolate mousse is light, airy and intensely chocolatey. With just five ingredients, it comes together quickly: melt, whisk, fold, chill.
Ingredients
Scale
- 170 g dark baking chocolate
- 80 ml hot whole milk
- 1 egg yolk
- 4 egg whites
- 20 g caster sugar
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate pieces in a bain-marie until smooth and glossy.
- Pour the hot milk over the melted chocolate (not boiling). Mix with a spatula, then finish with a whisk until fully smooth.
- Add the egg yolk to the melted dark chocolate and milk mixture when it is lukewarm. Whisk to combine.
- Start whipping the egg whites. When they begin to foam, gradually add the caster sugar. Continue whisking until soft peaks form (“bird’s beak”).
- In a large bowl, add the chocolate mixture and fold in one third of the whipped egg whites. Whisk vigorously to loosen the mixture (without worrying about deflating the whites).
- Add the remaining whipped egg whites and gently fold them in with a spatula, lifting the mixture.
- Pour into cups/ramekins and chill for at least 2 hours. Sprinkle with a few chocolate shavings before serving and eating.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Chilling time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 5 min
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300 kcal