Description
Silky chocolate mousse delights dessert enthusiasts with its luxurious French origins. Rich cocoa notes and airy texture create an indulgent experience you’ll savor to the last delicate spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) heavy whipping cream (½ cup/120 ml for melting chocolate, ½ cup/120 ml for whipping)
- 1 cup (170 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp (8 g) powdered sugar
- ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Chocolate Melting: Combine chocolate chips and heavy cream in a microwave-safe bowl, heating in 20-second intervals while stirring until achieving a glossy, smooth mixture. Allow the chocolate to cool to room temperature, periodically stirring to prevent separation.
- Cream Preparation: Whip cold heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla extract in a chilled mixing bowl until stiff, billowing peaks form, creating a light and airy base.
- Mousse Fusion: Delicately fold the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate mixture using a silicone spatula, maintaining the volume and ensuring a uniform, silky texture without deflating the mixture.
- Chilling and Setting: Transfer the mousse into elegant serving dishes, creating smooth, swirled surfaces. Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours to allow proper setting and flavor development.
- Serving: Remove the mousse from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving to achieve a luxuriously soft, melt-in-your-mouth consistency, enhancing the overall tasting experience.
Notes
- Melt Chocolate Carefully: Use microwave in short intervals to prevent burning and ensure smooth, glossy chocolate base.
- Whip Cream Precisely: Ensure mixing bowl is chilled and cream is cold for achieving perfect, billowy whipped cream peaks.
- Fold Gently: Use silicone spatula with delicate folding motion to maintain airy texture and prevent cream from deflating.
- Serve Strategically: Let mousse rest at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving to enhance its luxurious, creamy consistency.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: None
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg