Chocolate Mousse
Despite being one of the most simple and basic chocolate mousses, this is also one of the best and can be varied in several different ways. The following recipe serves around four people, but one very easy way of increasing the amount is by adding one egg and 25 gr. of chocolate per person.
Ingredients:
110 gr. of pure chocolate, broken in small pieces
10 gr. of butter
4 eggs, separated
Preparation
Boil the chocolate with the butter in a big fire resistant bowl or in a pot. Take it off the heat once it has melted and add in the egg yolks one by one, while mixing it at the same time. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff and then mix this into the chocolate mixture. Pour it all into a serving dish or into four small serving dishes and let it cool for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
Serves 4 people.
Chocolate Mousse Variations
Add 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder to the chocolate along with 10 additional grams of butter if you want to give it a bit more of a bitter taste.
Add 2 teaspoons of instant coffee to give it a mocha flavor.
Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of black rum.
Add in the shavings of an orange with 1 or 2 tablespoons of Grand Mariner if you wish.
Add 150 ml of double cream slightly beaten and mix in well; this will allow you to have a lighter mousse.
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