Dessert
Chocolate mousse
PrepPr20 minCookCk2 hCookingCoo2 h 20 min (including chilling)ServesSrv6Ca:PCa:P1:1.1
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 6 oz semisweet chocolate
- 3 large eggs (separated)
- 1/3 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup cold heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- (optional) coffee, chocolate shavings for decoration
Directions
- Melt butter and chocolate, then whisk in egg yolks. Set aside.
- Beat egg whites with cream of tartar and sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture.
- In another bowl, whip cold heavy cream with sugar and vanilla until medium peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture.
- Divide mousse into 6 glasses, cover, and chill for at least 2 hours.
- Whip cold heavy cream with sugar to medium peaks. Top mousse with whipped cream and chocolate shavings before serving.
Mousse can be made up to 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Add whipped cream and chocolate shavings a few hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (1 of 6). Does not change when you scale ingredients.
- Calories 315.84999999999997
- Total Fat 146.8g
- Saturated Fat 86.1g
- Trans Fat 1.6g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.7g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.4g
- Cholesterol 889.2 mg
- Sodium 538 mg
- Carbohydrate 113.8g
- Fiber 11.9g
- Sugar 90.6g
- Protein 29.8g
- Calcium 255.9 mg
- Phosphorus 276 mg
- Ca:P ratio 1:1.1
- Vitamin A 270 mcg
- B1 (Thiamin) 0.1 mg
- B2 (Riboflavin) 0.6 mg
- B6 0.1 mg
- Folate 106.5 mcg
- B12 1.5 mcg
- Zinc 1.9 mg
- Selenium 46.7 mcg
