Chocolate Mousse

Lately Matt has been treating me to alot of lovely dinners. (He seems to love cooking, I'm not complaining..!) so I thought I'd make my 'signature' pudding for him last week, chocolate mousse. I do know the recipe, but I always have this book on hand if I forget any details or what technique I'm supposed to use. It's a lovely chocolate recipe book by Kate Shirazi. 

 

What you'll need:

 

225g plain chocolate

4 large eggs

25g caster sugar

150ml whipping cream

 

 

Step 1: Melt your chocolate (I do this using a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water) & leave it to cool slightly. I also used two bowls to speed up the melting!

 

 

Step 2: Separate your egg yolks from your egg whites & beat the egg yolks.

 

 

Step 3: You'll then need to whisk in the chocolate a little bit at a time until it is combined with the egg yolk.

 

 

Step 4: Grab another bowl (or saucepan in my case!) & whisk the egg whites with the sugar until they form soft peaks.

 

 

Step 5: Whisk a third of the mixture into the chocolate mixture & then fold in the rest.

 

 

Step 6: Pour the cream into another bowl & whisk it until it forms soft peaks, then pour it into the chocolate mixture.

 

 

Step 7: Once everything has been mixed in, pour your mousse into your pots & put them into the fridge to set for at least an hour.

 

 

Step 8: Take them out about an hour before your going to serve them, this makes them taste even yummier!

 

*Extra tip! If you want to add a chocolate heart or any other shape on top of the mousse like I have, use the remaining melted chocolate (there's always some left at the bottom of the bowl) & draw your shape onto the mousse before popping it in the fridge*

 

 

& that's it! So simple to do lovelies! Let me know if you try this recipe! : )