Alice Medrich

White Chocolate Mousse

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    4 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Cocolat: Extraordinary Chocolate Desserts
Cocolat

By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

  • About

My favorite creamy, rich white chocolate mousse is soft enough to eat with a spoon from a pretty dessert dish, but firm enough to slice when assembled into a dramatic dessert. For a lighter, more ethereal version for spooning only, see White Chocolate Mousse II.

Ingredients

  • 9 ounces white chocolate*, cut into very small pieces
  • 1½ cups heavy cream

Method

  1. Place chocolate and ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon water in a medium-size heatproof bowl. Bring 1 inch of water to a simmer in a wide skillet. Turn the heat off and wait 30 seconds. Set bow