Blast from the Past: Chocolate Mousse Recipe | How to Make Mousse Dessert

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: whipped topping

Coconut cream is lower in calories and can be more affordable.

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate with higher cocoa content

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate

Higher cocoa content offers more antioxidants; semi-sweet is often cheaper.

Dice the 6 blocks of bittersweet chocolate and place them in a heatproof bowl over simmering water to melt.

Separate 3 egg yolks from the whites.

Add 1 cup of sugar to the egg yolks.

Pour in 2/3 cup of extra strong black coffee into the melted chocolate.

Stir the egg yolks and sugar mixture until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is smooth.

Beat 4 egg whites until they form stiff peaks.

Fold the beaten egg whites into the chocolate mixture gently after it has cooled.

Beat 2 cups of heavy cream with 1/2 cup of sugar until soft peaks form.

Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture until combined.

Spoon the mousse into serving dishes and top with shaved chocolate and raspberries.

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