A simple, quick and incredibly easy Chocolate mousse, which can be adapted for dark, milk, white or caramel chocolate
Serves: 2 Generous servings
Most Mousse recipes seem to rely on egg whites to make them fluffy, which conflicts with a long-held view that raw eggs can be dangerous.
I've uncovered an egg-free method which is simple and results in an incredibly smooth texture, great taste and only relies on a small handful of ingredients
Ingredients
300ml Refrigerated Thickened Cream
150g Callebaut couverture chocolate
Milk (perhaps 50ml, to desired consistency)
5ml Vanilla Bean Paste
For the chocolate, I have had success with a 40 / 60 mix of 54.5% dark chocolate and 33.6% Milk Chocolate. I will continue to experiment with others (white, caramel, very-dark etc)
Compound chocolate should not be used, as the recipe relies on the higher cocoa butter content
Method
Place the chocolate into a mixing bowl (not the whipping bowl, this comes later)
Heat half (75ml) of the cream in a saucepan medium heat until it is "just" bubbling through
Pour the heated cream over the chocolate and combine it. Don't whip it, but ensure it is completely mixed. Scrape the sides so there is minimal residual chocolate
Add the remainder of the (cooled) cream to the mixture and combine it.
Taste it, to ensure the texture is right (should not be grainy). If it is, re-heat the mixture on the stove to properly combine the cream and chocolate (this will extend the next step of refrigeration though)
Place the bowl in the fridge for at least 3 hours
Once properly cooled, transfer the mixture to a whipping bowl (e.g. kitchen stand mixer bowl)
Whip it for a few minutes until the desired consistency is achieved, the aim here is to introduce air bubbles into the mixture.
If the mixture is too thick, add milk to soften it, only adding a small amount of milk at a time
Scrape into serving bowls / cups / etc as desired. It is ready to eat, or should be further refrigerated.