Chocolate Mousse Recipe

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Gallery Read the full recipe after the video. Recipe Summary prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr Servings: 6 chocolate mousse

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 4 large egg yolks 4 tablespoons sugar 2 cups heavy cream 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Gallery Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr Servings: 6 chocolate mousse

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Read the full recipe after the video.

Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr Servings: 6

Recipe Summary

prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr

Servings: 6

prep: 30 mins

total: 1 hr

prep:

30 mins

total:

1 hr

Servings: 6

6

chocolate mousse

chocolate mousse

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 4 large egg yolks 4 tablespoons sugar 2 cups heavy cream 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 3/4 cup heavy cream. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until mixture coats back of spoon, 3 to 4 minutes (do not boil). Remove from heat; whisk in melted chocolate and vanilla. Strain into a bowl; chill until cool.

With an electric mixer, beat remaining 1 1/4 cups heavy cream with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff peaks form. Stir 1/3 of whipped cream into cooled custard mixture, then gently fold in the rest with a rubber spatula.

Spoon into serving dishes; chill, covered, at least 30 minutes and up to 3 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.

Reviews (17)

 Add Rating & Review     399 Ratings   5 star values:        98    4 star values:        142    3 star values:        102    2 star values:        46    1 star values:        11        

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Add Rating & Review     399 Ratings   5 star values:        98    4 star values:        142    3 star values:        102    2 star values:        46    1 star values:        11       

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399 Ratings 5 star values: 98 4 star values: 142 3 star values: 102 2 star values: 46 1 star values: 11

399 Ratings 5 star values: 98 4 star values: 142 3 star values: 102 2 star values: 46 1 star values: 11

399 Ratings 5 star values: 98 4 star values: 142 3 star values: 102 2 star values: 46 1 star values: 11

• 5 star values: 98 4 star values: 142 3 star values: 102 2 star values: 46 1 star values: 11

  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5.0 stars       04/03/2020   The mousse turned out amazing and was easy to make. Will definitely be making again!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 3.0 stars       02/01/2020   Personally I feel like the emotional toll this recipe took wasn’t worth it. It is absolutely delicious but an emotional roller coaster. If you watch the video you should be fine. The thing is, there are inconsistencies between the written recipe and the video, mainly being the melted chocolate. YOU DON’T COOK EGG YOLKS DIRECTLY. THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE SCRAMBLED EGGS. This by all means shouldn’t’ve worked, and yet it’s the best mousse I’ve had in a long time.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       09/14/2018   Easy to make and it is really light. Very delicious 😋  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       07/07/2018   It was really good!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       05/27/2018   I have made this twice. The first time was to see how it turned out. I followed the recipe, except I followed the video instructions and she lets the chocolate melt in the hot custard, whereas in the written instructions it says to melt the chocolate first. I used a 73% cacao bar the first time and the taste was incredible, but it was missing the springiness of a mousse, though it did look like the picture, so I'm sure it was correct. The second time I made it I used 60% semi sweet delux baking chocolate chips. This time I followed the written instructions but I melted the chocolate in a bowl over boiling water. I added a package of unflavored gelatin to the cream/egg mixture. I put it all through a strainer and then put it back on the stove over boiling water because I realized that one of the egg yolks didn't make it in and since it's a chilled dish I didn't think raw yolk would go over well. I whisked constantly until the yolk was incorporated and it was creamy. I put it through a strainer again and it was so smooth that there was nothing left behind in the strainer. While I was making that I had my stand mixer's metal bowl in the freezer with the cream and sugar chilling. I find that it gives a much nicer whipped cream if it's really cold. I let the chocolate cool in the fridge for about a half hour before I made the whipped cream. I stirred a little of the whipped cream into the chocolate and then folded the chocolate into the whipped cream. I got 6 servings out of it both times. Both ways tasted great, but my small changes made it feel more like a gourmet mousse with a little more stability. I learned from a local restaurant that basil is a good compliment to chocolate so I served mine with a sprig of mint and a sprig of basil. It was a hit.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       05/08/2018   can i freeze this mousse?  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       07/16/2017   The recipe was easy to follow. Although for step 2 in making stiff peaks with the cream and sugar, I didn't actually get stiff peaks. But still the chocolate mousse I made was delicious. Definitely going to make it again! Thank you so much!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       01/14/2017   Made this for the first time about two years ago on my boyfriend's birthday and he absolutly loved it. I have made it a few more time after that and it turns out better each time. I don't really bake much, but this is an easy recipe to follow and turns out delicious. Enjoy!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/06/2017   Can i put the mousse in a piping bag and use it a day after making it or will it change the texture. Sry but first time making it.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       09/06/2016   I used this instead of whipped cream on a pavlova, and it was delicious!!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       04/08/2015   Thanks~ my 16 year old son LOVES mousse AND is the only one I know who can eat this by the pound and not gain an ounce. So not fair.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       06/01/2014   Easy and delicious !!!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/11/2014   Terrible. Ended up with chocolate soup.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/30/2013   Fantastic recipe, and easy as pie! Beautifully smooth and creamy.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/10/2012   This is so easy and wonderful. Topped with a dollop of whipped cream and shaved bittersweet chocolate. Makes a perfect dessert for a special dinner. I made this a day ahead, you would never know it!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/28/2010   We have friends come over for dinner every other week and I've never had so many compliments than when I made this mousse! Super easy. I even cheaped out and used Baker's chocolate and it still turned out great. I put the mousse in assorted ramekins and tea cups and added whipped cream on top. I made smaller portions so this recipe made 8 for me.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/19/2010   This is so decadent and delicious that people won't believe how easy it was to make. I've made this many times and it never fails to make people swoon when they taste it.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/01/2008   This is easy and is very good. Everyone who ate it loved it.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/19/2008   I am a caterer in Chicago  
  

  Martha Stewart Member

  Rating: 5.0 stars 04/03/2020

The mousse turned out amazing and was easy to make. Will definitely be making again!

Rating: 5.0 stars

Rating: 3.0 stars 02/01/2020

Personally I feel like the emotional toll this recipe took wasn’t worth it. It is absolutely delicious but an emotional roller coaster. If you watch the video you should be fine. The thing is, there are inconsistencies between the written recipe and the video, mainly being the melted chocolate. YOU DON’T COOK EGG YOLKS DIRECTLY. THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE SCRAMBLED EGGS. This by all means shouldn’t’ve worked, and yet it’s the best mousse I’ve had in a long time.

Rating: 3.0 stars

Rating: 5 stars 09/14/2018

Easy to make and it is really light. Very delicious 😋

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: 5 stars 07/07/2018

It was really good!

Rating: 5 stars 05/27/2018

I have made this twice. The first time was to see how it turned out. I followed the recipe, except I followed the video instructions and she lets the chocolate melt in the hot custard, whereas in the written instructions it says to melt the chocolate first. I used a 73% cacao bar the first time and the taste was incredible, but it was missing the springiness of a mousse, though it did look like the picture, so I’m sure it was correct. The second time I made it I used 60% semi sweet delux baking chocolate chips. This time I followed the written instructions but I melted the chocolate in a bowl over boiling water. I added a package of unflavored gelatin to the cream/egg mixture. I put it all through a strainer and then put it back on the stove over boiling water because I realized that one of the egg yolks didn’t make it in and since it’s a chilled dish I didn’t think raw yolk would go over well. I whisked constantly until the yolk was incorporated and it was creamy. I put it through a strainer again and it was so smooth that there was nothing left behind in the strainer. While I was making that I had my stand mixer’s metal bowl in the freezer with the cream and sugar chilling. I find that it gives a much nicer whipped cream if it’s really cold. I let the chocolate cool in the fridge for about a half hour before I made the whipped cream. I stirred a little of the whipped cream into the chocolate and then folded the chocolate into the whipped cream. I got 6 servings out of it both times. Both ways tasted great, but my small changes made it feel more like a gourmet mousse with a little more stability. I learned from a local restaurant that basil is a good compliment to chocolate so I served mine with a sprig of mint and a sprig of basil. It was a hit.

Rating: 5 stars 05/08/2018

can i freeze this mousse?

Rating: 5 stars 07/16/2017

The recipe was easy to follow. Although for step 2 in making stiff peaks with the cream and sugar, I didn’t actually get stiff peaks. But still the chocolate mousse I made was delicious. Definitely going to make it again! Thank you so much!

Rating: 5 stars 01/14/2017

Made this for the first time about two years ago on my boyfriend’s birthday and he absolutly loved it. I have made it a few more time after that and it turns out better each time. I don’t really bake much, but this is an easy recipe to follow and turns out delicious. Enjoy!

Rating: Unrated 01/06/2017

Can i put the mousse in a piping bag and use it a day after making it or will it change the texture. Sry but first time making it.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: 5 stars 09/06/2016

I used this instead of whipped cream on a pavlova, and it was delicious!!

Rating: Unrated 04/08/2015

Thanks~ my 16 year old son LOVES mousse AND is the only one I know who can eat this by the pound and not gain an ounce. So not fair.

Rating: Unrated 06/01/2014

Easy and delicious !!!

Rating: Unrated 01/11/2014

Terrible. Ended up with chocolate soup.

Rating: Unrated 03/30/2013

Fantastic recipe, and easy as pie! Beautifully smooth and creamy.

Rating: Unrated 02/10/2012

This is so easy and wonderful. Topped with a dollop of whipped cream and shaved bittersweet chocolate. Makes a perfect dessert for a special dinner. I made this a day ahead, you would never know it!

Rating: Unrated 09/28/2010

We have friends come over for dinner every other week and I’ve never had so many compliments than when I made this mousse! Super easy. I even cheaped out and used Baker’s chocolate and it still turned out great. I put the mousse in assorted ramekins and tea cups and added whipped cream on top. I made smaller portions so this recipe made 8 for me.

Rating: Unrated 05/19/2010

This is so decadent and delicious that people won’t believe how easy it was to make. I’ve made this many times and it never fails to make people swoon when they taste it.

Rating: Unrated 02/01/2008

This is easy and is very good. Everyone who ate it loved it.

Rating: Unrated 01/19/2008

I am a caterer in Chicago

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