Name: Chocolate Mousse * (Mousse au Chocolat)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: To serve 6 (makes 12¼ oz)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 5 tbsp (2½ oz./75 g) butter, diced; 2 egg yolks (2½ tbsp/40 g; see Chef’s Notes); 1 tbsp + 2 tsp (20 g) sugar; 3 egg whites (6½ tbsp/90 g; see Chef’s Notes); 4½ oz. (125 g) dark chocolate, 70% cacao, chopped

Preparation info

To serve
6
(makes 12¼ oz )

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

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Ingredients

4½ oz. (125 g) dark chocolate, 70% cacao, chopped
3 egg whites (

Method

Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water (bain-marie), or in the microwave.
Whisk the egg whites until they hold soft peaks. Whisk in the sugar and continue to whisk until they hold firm peaks.
When the chocolate has melted, add the butter one piece at a time, whisking until melted. When all the butter has been added, whi