This simple, delicious mousse is creamy, smooth and rich in chocolate flavor. Top with shaved white or dark chocolate for a special finish.
Easy Chocolate Mousse
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 50 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cups bittersweet chocolate chips (8 oz)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk over medium heat until hot. Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until lemon colored and sugar is dissolved.
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Step2Gradually stir half of the hot milk into egg mixture; stir back into hot milk in saucepan. Cook over medium heat 2 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly until mixture starts to thicken and coats back of spoon (do not boil).
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Step3Remove from heat, and gradually stir in chocolate chips; stir until chocolate is melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla and salt; transfer mixture to medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing to touch surface of chocolate mixture. Refrigerate about 1 1/2 hours, stirring after each 30 minutes, just until chilled.
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Step4Beat whipping cream in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold chocolate mixture into whipped cream until incorporated. Spoon mixture into serving bowls. Immediately refrigerate any remaining dessert after serving.
Nutrition
480
Calories
39g
Total Fat
8g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
12g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 350
- Total Fat
- 39g
- 60%
- Saturated Fat
- 23g
- 116%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 180mg
- 59%
- Sodium
- 95mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 410mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 25%
- Sugars
- 12g
- Protein
- 8g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 40%
- 40%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 7 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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