Chocolate mousse
Most chocolate mousse recipes can be traced back to a 19th-century French dish, mousse au chocolat. This rich, chocolatey dessert was made by combining chocolate and cream, and sometimes eggs, and then whipping the mixture until it was light and airy.
The first chocolate mousse recipe appeared in a French cookbook in 1892, and the dish soon became a popular dessert in France and beyond. In the early 20th century, chocolate mousse recipes began appearing in American cookbooks, and the dish became a popular dessert in the United States as well.
Today, chocolate mousse is enjoyed all over the world, and there are many different recipes for making it. Some recipes call for using dark chocolate, while others use milk chocolate or white chocolate. Some recipes are made with eggs, while others are egg-free. And there are even vegan chocolate mousse recipes made with tofu or avocado.
Advice
Making chocolate mousse is a relatively simple process that yields a delicious, creamy dessert. My advice for making the perfect chocolate mousse is to use high-quality chocolate, as this will be the foundation for a delicious mousse. Make sure to melt the chocolate slowly and carefully, and stir it constantly to ensure it does not burn. When preparing the egg whites, start by beating them until soft peaks form, and then gradually add the sugar until the whites become glossy and stiff. Once everything is mixed together, add a pinch of salt to enhance the flavor. Finally, refrigerate the mousse for at least two hours before serving, so that it has time to set and all the flavors can meld.
Questions
What is chocolate mousse made of?
Chocolate mousse is typically made of melted dark or semisweet chocolate, heavy cream, sugar, eggs, and sometimes liqueur or espresso.
What is the difference between chocolate mousse and chocolate pudding?
Chocolate mousse is a light, fluffy dessert made with chocolate, egg yolks, and whipped cream. Chocolate pudding is a thicker, creamier dessert made with milk, sugar, and cocoa.
What are the three basic elements of a mousse?
1. Eggs 2. Cream 3. Flavoring (such as fruit puree, chocolate, or liqueur)
Is chocolate mousse just pudding?
No, chocolate mousse is not the same as pudding. Chocolate mousse is a light, airy, and fluffy, while pudding is usually thicker and creamier.
What makes mousse thick?
Mousse is thickened by the addition of gelatin, egg whites, or whipped cream. Mousse can also be thickened with a combination of these ingredients.
Is mousse the same as whipped cream?
No, mousse and whipped cream are not the same. Mousse is a light, airy dessert that is made from egg whites, cream, and sometimes other ingredients such as chocolate. Whipped cream is a light, fluffy topping made from heavy cream and often sugar or other flavorings.
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Recipes
Blender Chocolate Mousse
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- dark chocolate
- sugar
- salt
- dark rum
- espresso
- egg
Chocolate Mousse
- whipped cream
- heavy cream
- tartar cream
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- butter
- egg
- semisweet chocolate
Chocolate Mousse
- butter
- cream
- dark chocolate
- sugar
- egg
- chocolate shaving
- whipped cream
Chocolate Mousse
- dark rum
- flavorless
- sweet chocolate chip
- whipping cream
- espresso
- butter
Chocolate Mousse
- whipped cream
- heavy cream
- sugar
- coffee liqueur
- egg yolk
- semisweet chocolate
Chocolate Mousse
- cognac
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- heavy cream
- egg yolk
- bittersweet chocolate
- chocolate curl
- whipped cream
Dark Chocolate Mousse With Candied Ginger
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- crystallized ginger
- butter
- whipping cream
- espresso
- sugar
- orange liqueur
- egg
- dark chocolate
Sugar-Free Chocolate Mousse
- heavy cream
- splenda
- vanilla extract
- gelatin
- whipped cream
- cocoa powder
- salt
- cocoa powder
- water
Frozen Chocolate Mousse with Cherry Sauce
- candy thermometer
- tart cherry
- cherry juice
- heavy cream
- crème fraîche
- gelatin
- vanilla bean
- pistachio
- light corn syrup
- salt
- salt
- sugar
- heavy cream
- egg yolk
- semisweet chocolate
Chocolate Mousse
- heavy cream
- water
- egg
- espresso
- sugar
- salt
- egg yolk
- bittersweet chocolate
White Chocolate Mousse for Cake
- heavy cream
- vanilla
- cream cheese
- white chocolate
Dark-Chocolate Mousse
- bowl
- heavy cream
- cocoa powder
- sugar
- butter
- egg
- bittersweet chocolate
Chocolate Mousse
- dark rum
- flavorless
- semi sweet chocolate chip
- whipping cream
- espresso
- butter
Easy Egg-Free Chocolate Mousse
- whipping cream
- water
- vanilla extract
- gelatin
- sugar
- cocoa
- water
- chocolate curl
Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe
- sugar
- chocolate chip
- heavy cream
- raspberry
Chocolate Mousse
- dark rum
- flavorless
- semi sweet chocolate chip
- whipping cream
- espresso
- butter
French Triple Chocolate Mousse
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- dark chocolate
- milk chocolate
- white chocolate
- sugar
- egg yolk
- chocolate
Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse
- dark chocolate
- peanut butter
- salt
- egg
- whipping cream
- berry
- salt
Quick Blender Chocolate Mousse
- heavy cream
- semi sweet chocolate chip
- egg
- vanilla extract
- whipped cream
- chocolate curl
Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse (Parve)
- margarine
- liqueur
- coffee
- water
- egg
- bittersweet chocolate
Chocolate Mousse
- heavy cream
- egg
- espresso
- sugar
- salt
- dark rum
- egg yolk
- semisweet chocolate
Easy Chocolate Mousse
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- bitter
- sugar
- butter
- egg yolk
Chocolate Mousse
- whipping cream
- bittersweet chocolate
Coconut-Chocolate Mousse
- salt
- ramekin
- aquafaba
- tartar cream
- coconut cream
- light brown sugar
- semisweet chocolate
Guinness Black and White Chocolate Mousse
- heavy cream
- irish butter
- sugar
- egg
- guinness stout
- white chocolate
- semisweet chocolate
Raspberry White Chocolate Mousse
- cornstarch
- vanilla
- envelope
- pkg raspberry
- sugar
- milk
- water
- lemon juice
- sugar
- heavy cream
- white chocolate
- raspberry
Easy Chocolate Mousse
- salt
- vanilla extract
- confectioners sugar
- heavy cream
- sugar
- egg yolk
- semisweet chocolate
- chocolate covered almond
Chocolate Mousse
- chocolate curl
- raspberry preserve
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- heavy cream
- chocolate
- white chocolate
- butter
- coconut oil
- egg yolk
- chocolate
Chocolate Mousse in Collars
- heavy cream
- sugar
- grand marnier
- water
- egg
- espresso
- semisweet chocolate
Dark Chocolate Mousse With Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur
- egg
- bailey
- dark chocolate chip
- whipping cream
- chocolate
- raspberry
Chocolate Mousse
- cocoa powder
- mint
- orange segment
- heavy cream
- sugar
- butter
- water
- egg yolk
- bittersweet chocolate
An Irish Mans Whiskey Mocha Chocolate Mousse.
- heavy cream
- loose leaf earl grey tea
- butter
- dark chocolate
- sugar
- salt
- bailey'
- irish whiskey
- coffee
- milk
- egg
Chocolate Mousse with Puff Pastry Hearts
- whipped cream
- vanilla extract
- puff pastry
- salt
- cognac
- egg
- semisweet chocolate
- sugar
- butter
Easy Chocolate Mousse
- butter
- coffee
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- powdered sugar
- dutch cocoa powder
- sweet bar
Chocolate Mousse with Blackberry Sauce
- blackberry sauce
- dark chocolate
- whipped cream
- espresso
- lemon
- blackberry
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- blackberry liqueur
- sugar
- egg white
- dark chocolate pastille
Batty Chocolate Mousse with Chocolate Cookie Wings
- chocolate cookie dough
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- water
- baking powder
- cocoa powder
- salt
- butter
- egg
- all purpose flour
- butter
- bittersweet chocolate
Keto Chocolate Mousse
- salt
- vanilla extract
- sugar chocolate chip
- swerve confectioner
- cocoa powder
- heavy cream
- cream cheese
- cream cheese
Keto Chocolate Mousse
- liquid vanilla stevia
- salt
- cocoa powder
- heavy cream
Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Cream and Strawberries
- heavy cream
- water
- strawberry
- bittersweet chocolate
- sugar
- butter
- egg white
- egg yolk
Chocolate Mousse
- chocolate curl
- heavy cream
- vanilla
- water
- egg
- semisweet chocolate
Silky Chocolate Mousse with Peanut Butter Crunch
- peanut-cream
- water
- heavy cream
- peanut
- white chocolate
- gelatin
- Mousse
- milk chocolate
- sugar
- heavy cream
- water
- chocolate
- egg yolk
- Crunch
- peanut butter
- peanut
- milk chocolate
- cornflake
5 Ingredient Chocolate Mousse
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- egg yolk
- semisweet chocolate
Easy Chocolate Mousse with Sweet Phyllo Crisps
- salt
- turbinado sugar
- orange zest
- almond
- bittersweet chocolate
- canola oil
- espresso
- egg
- sugar
- water
- phyllo dough
- almond extract
- steaming hot water
- all purpose flour
- butter
Chocolate Mousse
- heavy cream
- egg
- espresso
- sugar
- salt
- dark rum
- egg yolk
- semisweet chocolate
The Best Avocado Chocolate Mousse
- salt
- maple syrup
- balsamic vinegar
- soy sauce
- avocado
- liquid coconut oil
- vegan dark chocolate
- raspberry
- dark chocolate
- mint
- whipped coconut cream
Chocolate Mousse
- coffee granule
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream whipping cream
- sugar
- milk chocolate
- butter
- bittersweet chocolate
- egg
- whipped cream
- raspberry
Chocolate Mousse
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- sugar
- butter
- egg
- chocolate
Chocolate Dice Dark Chocolate Mousse
- heavy cream
- madagascar chocolate
- praline
- sugar
- milk chocolate
- heavy cream
- sugar
- cocoa powder
- butter
- egg white
- egg yolk
Avocado Chocolate Mousse Recipe
- vanilla extract
- chocolate chip
- maple syrup
- cocoa powder
- non dairy milk
- salt
- unrefined coconut oil
- avocado
Chocolate Mousse with Cocoa Nibs
- lemon juice
- cocoa powder
- cornflour
- salt
- butter
- sugar
- cocoa nib
- icing sugar
- range egg white
- range egg yolk
- dark chocolate
- fluid whipping cream
- fluid milk
Chocolate Mousse
- cocoa powder
- heavy cream
- egg
- espresso
- sugar
- salt
- egg yolk
- chocolate
Chocolate Mousse with Hazelnut Whipped Cream
- chocolate
- hazelnut liqueur
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- hazelnut
- salt
- sugar
- butter
- egg
- dark chocolate
Chocolate Mousse
- creme anglaise
- heavy cream
- butter
- espresso
- sugar
- coffee liqueur
- egg yolk
- couverture
Chocolate Mousse with Wine-Soaked Cherries and Whipped Cream
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- lemon
- heavy cream
- red wine
- sugar
- sugar
- cherry
- egg
- semisweet chocolate
Chocolate Mousse with Chocolate Liqueur Whipped Cream
- mint
- cacao chocolate
- egg
- sugar
- confectioners sugar
- heavy cream
- butter
- chocolate liqueur
Chocolate Mousse with Olive Oil
- double expresso coffee
- cointreau
- confectioner sugar
- egg
- olive oil
- dark chocolate
Brandy Kissed Chocolate Mousse with Coconut Crumble
- strawberry
- grape soda
- powdered sugar
- reese'
- coconut
- brandy
- sugar
- popcorn
- cashew
- heavy cream
- chocolate
- apricot
- egg yolk
Chocolate Mousse
- chocolate
- sugar
- salt
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- egg white
- bittersweet chocolate
Chocolate Mousse
- salt
- heavy cream
- dark rum
- coffee
- tartar cream
- sugar
- egg
- semisweet chocolate
- butter
Sweet Potato Chocolate Mousse
- coconut cream
- sweet potato puree
- cashew
- salt
- cocoa
- maple syrup
- cashew
Extra-Creamy Chocolate Mousse
- sugar
- milk
- water
- bittersweet chocolate
- heavy cream
- egg white
Chocolate Mousse
- whipping cream
- sugar
- coffee
- butter
- egg yolk
- chocolate
- whipped cream
- mint
Extra-Fluffy Chocolate Mousse
- chocolate
- salt
- whipped
- icing sugar
- vanilla extract
- double cream
- chocolate
- pasteurized egg white
- butter
- sugar
Vegan Chocolate Mousse Recipe
- vanilla extract
- vegan confectioners' sugar
- salt
- cocoa powder
Valrhona Chocolate Mousse
- cognac
- heavy cream
- bittersweet chocolate
- sugar
- salt
- egg yolk
- butter
- peach
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- heavy cream 49%
- sugar 48%
- egg 32%
Common Ingredients
- vanilla extract 31%
- butter 28%
- salt 26%
- egg yolk 22%
Usual Ingredients
- semisweet chocolate 18%
- water 18%
- espresso 17%
- bittersweet chocolate 15%
- whipped cream 14%
- dark chocolate 12%
- whipping cream 12%
- cocoa powder 11%
- dark rum 9%
- white chocolate 9%
- chocolate 8%
- chocolate curl 8%
- raspberry 8%