How To Make Chocolate Mousse

It's Saturday again and you are busy running down the menu list for the dinner tonight! The meal is set – it’s going to be steak with potatoes and green beans with cracked pepper and truffle pasta. But what’s for dessert? Well, if you are among those people who love to keep a watch on calories, then it is best to skip the idea of serving a dessert and serve some fresh fruits and low fat yogurt instead. However, if you are someone who isn’t too “weight-obsessed” and loves to treat guests to delectable desserts, then whipping up something truly scrumptious as chocolate mousse can get your guests hooked to their spoons. Chocolate mousse is a sinful delight, and it takes a tough heart to resist the temptation to bite into rich chocolate mousse on an over-sized pie. If you love to indulge in sweets, then checking out this article on how to make yummy chocolate mousse should leave your tummy overjoyed and crying for more!

Chocolate Mousse Recipes

Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients

100g Dark Chocolate Bar
50g Caster Sugar
300ml Double Cream
1 large Egg White
2 tbsp Amaretto or any other Liqueur
White or Dark Chocolate Shavings (for garnishing)

Method

Using chocolate chippers, chop up the chocolate bar into small pieces. You can use a chef’s knife or even a serrated knife if you do not have a chocolate chipper.
In a small saucepan, take half of the quantity of the cream and heat it until it begins to boil.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and toss in the chopped chocolate pieces, stirring continuously until the chocolate completely melts.
Take a large bowl of ice-cold water and place a medium sized bowl into it. Pour the molten chocolate into the bowl and add the remaining cream and liqueur to it.
Using an electric blender, whisk the mixture until light and frothy. Remove the bowl from the water.
In another bowl, take the egg white and beat it with an electric blender until it forms soft peaks. Add sugar to it, adding only one tablespoon at a time and whisk again.
Now add the egg mixture to the chocolate mixture and blend once again.
Pour the mousse in chilled martini glasses and top it with chocolate shavings.
Serve chilled.

Chocolate Mousse Pie

Ingredients For The Crust

¼ cup (½ stick) Unsalted Butter (cut into pieces)
21 Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Ingredients For The Mousse

12 ounces semi-sweet Chocolate (finely chopped)
¼ cup Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
3 ¾ cups Chilled Whipping Cream
Pinch of Salt
Chocolate Shavings (optional)

Method

To prepare the crust, preheat the oven to 350°F.
Grease and flour a 9'' spring-form pan with 2 ¾'' high sides.
Crush the cookies and grind them into a fine powder.
Add butter and spin the blender until evenly mixed.
Put the crumb mixture into the greased pan, and spread it well. Bake for 5 minutes. Shift the crust to a rack and allow it to cool.
In a food processor, take chocolate, vanilla and salt.
In a heavy saucepan, take a cup of cream and bring it to boil.
Run the processor and slowly sparge in the hot cream and whirl until the chocolate melts and you achieve a desired consistency.
Transfer the mixture into a large bowl and allow it to cool.
In a separate bowl, take 2 cups of cream and sugar and whisk it until it forms stiff peaks. Add in the chocolate mixture and mix well.
Pour the mixture onto the prepared crust and chill for at least 6 hours.
Just before you serve, take the remaining cream and beat it into firm peaks.
Using a pastry bag with a medium star tip, make cream rosettes on the edge of the pie.
Garnish with chocolate shavings and serve.

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