Rich and Elegant Chocolate Mousse Recipe

Chocolate Mousse Recipes

Isn’t it great to know that you can feel virtuous while you indulge in this ultra decadent Chocolate Mousse Recipe? It’s true; this delicious desert is loaded with beaucoup antioxidants and nutrients, as well as flavor. You will sense your energy levels soaring with each scrumptious spoonful!

Chocolate Mousse Recipe Ingredients (serves 2-3)

• 2/3 cup maple syrup, agave nectar or raw honey
• 1/2 t organic vanilla extract
• 2 ripe avocados
• 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup cacao powder
• 1/8 tsp Celtic Sea Salt®
• 1 tsp lucuma powder
• 2-4 Tbsp water
• 2 Tbsp goji berries

Chocolate Mousse Recipe Directions:
• Blend the avocados in a food processor until smooth. Add the other ingredients except for the goji berries, and keep blending until you get a uniformly colored and fluffy mousse.
• Spoon the chocolate mousse into a bowl and refrigerate for about an hour. Sprinkle with goji berries just before serving.

Chocolate Mousse Recipe Optional: Strawberries, raspberries, or blackberries for layering into finished dessert
1. Whip the 240 ml of heavy cream for the mousse to stiff peaks and set aside in the fridge.

2. Combine the second listing of heavy cream, vanilla extract and powdered sugar for the finished dessert’s whipped cream layer and whip to stiff peaks then set aside covered in the fridge. While cream is whipping begin heating a pot of water as a bain marie that you’ll use for the swiss meringue and melting the dark chocolate.

3. Make Swiss Meringue. Combine egg whites and granulated sugar in a bowl (preferably your mixer bowl) and place bowl over pot of simmering water. Whipping constantly to keep egg whites from cooking, heat until temperature reaches 140º F. Remove from heat and whip until meringue is completely cool. Set aside.

4. Make chocolate base. Combine warm water, cocoa powder, and rum and mix until completely smooth. Melt dark chocolate in a bowl over the simmering water and combine with cocoa mix. Set aside and keep warm.

5. Make egg yolk base. Whip eg yolks in a med.-lrg bowl just to break them up. Heat corn syrup to a boil and slowly add to the egg yolks, whipping constantly. Whip until thick and fluffy.

6. Fold chocolate base into egg yolk mix until incorporated. Next, fold in the plain whipped cream from step 1. until incorporated. Fold in Swiss meringue until incorporated. Store chocolate mousse in fridge until ready to dish and serve.

7. Final Presentation Chocolate Mousse Recipe. Slice berries. If chocolate mousse and whipped cream have sat for a day or more, stir them up to a creamy consistency. In a glass vessel (dessert bowl, Champagne glass, wine glass, etc.) layer in chocolate mousse, berries, and whipped cream.