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Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe
If you or your family are chocolate lovers, you cannot miss this recipe for homemade chocolate mousse! It is creamy and decadent, but still light in classic mousse form. Plus, this recipe uses only 5 ingredients that you probably have on hand so it could not be any easy to whip up (literally 🙂 ).
Don't skip the homemade whipped cream. It is actually crazy easy to make, even if it feels intimidating!
🍽️ MENU TIP: This chocolate mousse recipe is from week 10 of our 5 Ingredients or Less Menu Plan!
Ingredients needed
- Chocolate chips
- Water
- Egg yolks
- Vanilla
- Heavy whipping cream
- Sugar
How to Make Chocolate Mousse
Start by melting the chocolate chips and water in a small saucepan on the stove. Once smooth, stir a small amount of chocolate into the egg yolks to begin the cooking process.
Sit the yolk & chocolate mixture back into the remaining melted chocolate in your pan. Return to heat and stir constantly on medium-low for about two minutes or until slightly thickened.
Remove from heat and stir in the three teaspoons of vanilla. Transfer out of the saucepan to stop any heat and stir until cooled completely.
In a separate bowl, use your hand mixer to beat 1 1/2 cups whipping cream until it starts to thicken. Add three tablespoons of sugar and continue beating until peaks form.
(“Until peaks form” means that your mixture will literally start to resemble mountains – high mountain peaks will start to appear as you beat. If you're not seeing this, it's probably not done yet!)
Fold the whipped cream mixture into the chocolate. Cover, and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours.
Now we'll make the homemade whipped cream topping! If you don't have time for this, you can use store bought whipped cream.
Place your mixing bowl and hand mixer whisk attachment directly into the freezer for 20 minutes prior. This helps the whipped cream to stay stiff and not start to melt.
Pour 1 cup whipping cream, two tablespoons sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla into the chilled mixing bowl. Whip on high speed until stiff peaks form, about 1 minute.
Top each serving of mousse with whipped cream and enjoy!
Easy Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 tbsp water
- 3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 3 ½ tsps vanilla extract, divided
- 2 ½ cups heavy whipping cream, divided
- 5 tbsp sugar, divided
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt chocolate chips with water; stir until smooth. Stir a small amount of melted chocolate mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Cook, and stir 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat; stir in 3 teaspoons vanilla extract. Quickly transfer to a medium bowl. Stir occasionally until completely cooled.
- In a medium bowl, beat 1 ½ cups whipping cream until it begins to thicken. Add 3 tablespoons sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Fold into cooled chocolate mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Place mixing bowl and mixer whisk attachment into freezer 20 minutes to chill
- Pour 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract into cold mixing bowl. Whisk on high speed until medium to stiff peaks form, about 1 minute. Do not over beat.
- Top each serving with whipped cream.
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