French Chocolate Mousse (Mousse Au Chocolat)

French Chocolate Mousse (Mousse Au Chocolat)

Classic French Chocolate Mousse, Mousse Au Chocolate. An authentic Recipe with no fusion or alterations. Enjoy...!!!

Author -Shrilatha

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Servings shot glasses

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, French, World Cuisine

Prep Time 20

COOLING/CHILLING TIME 3

Total Time 3 20

Equipment you will need

spatula

Double boiler

mixing bowls

electric hand mixer/stand mixer

dessert shot glasses or ramekins

hand whisk

Ingredients

125 grams chocolate (chopped)
90 grams egg whites (3 egg whites)
40 grams egg yolks (2 egg yolks )
20 grams sugar

Instructions

Melt chocolate in a double boiler. Set aside
How to melt chocolate
In a small sauce pan with simmering water, place a little larger bowl with chopped chocolate. Let it melt. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar. until fluffy. Add melted chocolate and set aside.
In another bowl whisk egg whites until soft peaks and fold them in to the chocolate.
Note: First take ⅓ of the egg whites and fold gently in the chocolate mix, then gradually fold in the rest of the egg whites.
Transfer them in to small serving cups/glasses or ramekins or shot glasses. Refrigerate until you serve.
Add any topping you wish before serving.

Notes

I strongly recommend using a weighing scale for this recipe for precise results
Always use room temperature ingredients
Let the melted chocolate cool slightly
Do not over beat the egg whites, you are looking at soft peaks

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 mousse shotCalories: 214 kcalCarbohydrates: 16 gProtein: 4 gFat: 16 gSaturated Fat: 10 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1 gMonounsaturated Fat: 5 gTrans Fat: 1 gCholesterol: 92 mgFiber: 1 gSugar: 14 gIron: 1 mg

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